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RICHARD ARTSCHWAGER: Curated by Adam McEwen,

December 9, 2014 - January 30, 2015

RICHARD ARTSCHWAGER: Curated by Adam McEwen

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    RICHARD ARTSCHWAGER, Curated by Adam McEwen
    David Nolan Gallery is pleased to present Richard Artschwager curated by Adam McEwen, on view at the gallery from December 10 through January 31. Bringing together a group of landscape pastels and paintings, produced in the final years of the artist's life, the show will also include paintings from the early 1960s, demonstrating Artschwager's ongoing engagement with the landscape theme. In hindsight, the early works suggest clear precursors to the strong compositional elements - horizontal lines, roads, cacti - that are present in his output. Together they confirm Artschwager's unique approach, in which a minimal amount of detail is combined with his unusual sense of perspective. The exhibition is accompanied by a comprehensive monograph on Artschwager's landscape drawings, with an essay by John Yau.

    Excerpt from Into The Desert, published by Black Dog Publishing:

    "In 2007, when Richard Artschwager was in his early 80s, he started a new body of work that seemed outside of his practice, surprising even those who paid close attention to what he has done throughout his innovative and challenging career. The late-blooming Artschwager, who didn't have his first solo show until he was 41, had embarked upon something no one could have foreseen: he began making pastel drawings in warm, earthy, luminous colors. Who expected an artist who painted and drew in grisaille for more than four decades would switch to color so late in his life?

    Artschwager began drawing in pastel shortly after he made a trip to New Mexico in 2006. From that time until his death in 2013, he made drawings of a desert landscape in which a mysterious glow often emanates from beyond the horizon. Some of the drawings initially appear to be straightforward compositions consisting of horizontal bands of different colors, textures and widths stacked on top of each other, culminating in a tinted sky. Other drawings are unapologetically weird, as if what we are experiencing is an inexplicable vision, where the possible and impossible meet on a sheet of tinted paper."

    John Yau, 2014

    Richard Artschwager was born in 1923 in Washington, D.C. He died aged 89 in 2013, less than a week after the closing his second retrospective at the Whitney Museum of American Art. His work can be found in numerous public collections including The Art Institute of Chicago; the Los Angeles County Museum of Art; The Museum of Modern Art, New York; the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art; and Tate Modern, London.

    This will be Artschwager's eighth exhibition at David Nolan Gallery.
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    • Richard Artschwager Untitled, 1989 Charcoal On Paper, Watermarked Strathmore 37 3/4 x 25 inches 95.9 x 63.5 cm
      Richard Artschwager
      Untitled, 1989
      Charcoal On Paper, Watermarked Strathmore
      37 3/4 x 25 inches
      95.9 x 63.5 cm
    • Richard Artschwager Face (Portrait of Leo Castelli), 1970 charcoal on paper 25 1/4 x 19 inches 64.1 x 48.3 cm
      Richard Artschwager
      Face (Portrait of Leo Castelli), 1970
      charcoal on paper
      25 1/4 x 19 inches
      64.1 x 48.3 cm
    • Richard Artschwager Self-portrait, 2006 charcoal on paper 25 x 24 1/2 inches 63.5 x 62.2 cm
      Richard Artschwager
      Self-portrait, 2006
      charcoal on paper
      25 x 24 1/2 inches
      63.5 x 62.2 cm
    • Richard Artschwager Stepping Out, 2005 charcoal on paper 25 x 37 3/4 inches 63.5 x 95.9 cm
      Richard Artschwager
      Stepping Out, 2005
      charcoal on paper
      25 x 37 3/4 inches
      63.5 x 95.9 cm
    • Richard Artschwager Tablets, 2010 charcoal and pastel on paper 19 x 25 1/4 inches 48.3 x 64.1 cm
      Richard Artschwager
      Tablets, 2010
      charcoal and pastel on paper
      19 x 25 1/4 inches
      48.3 x 64.1 cm
    • Richard Artschwager Study of Line, 1969/70 charcoal on paper 25 x 19 inches 63.5 x 48.3 cm
      Richard Artschwager
      Study of Line, 1969/70
      charcoal on paper
      25 x 19 inches
      63.5 x 48.3 cm
    • Richard Artschwager Untitled (Three Lines), 1970 charcoal on paper 18 1/2 x 25 in 47 x 63.5 cm
      Richard Artschwager
      Untitled (Three Lines), 1970
      charcoal on paper
      18 1/2 x 25 in
      47 x 63.5 cm
    • Richard Artschwager Untitled (Corner Objects), 1970 charcoal on paper 18 1/2 x 25 in 47 x 63.5 cm
      Richard Artschwager
      Untitled (Corner Objects), 1970
      charcoal on paper
      18 1/2 x 25 in
      47 x 63.5 cm
    • Richard Artschwager Untitled (Divided Objects), 1970 charcoal on paper 18 1/2 x 25 in 47 x 63.5 cm
      Richard Artschwager
      Untitled (Divided Objects), 1970
      charcoal on paper
      18 1/2 x 25 in
      47 x 63.5 cm
    • Richard Artschwager Untitled (Tree Trunk), 2007 pastel on paper 38 x 25 in 96.5 x 63.5 cm
      Richard Artschwager
      Untitled (Tree Trunk), 2007
      pastel on paper
      38 x 25 in
      96.5 x 63.5 cm
    • Richard Artschwager Horizontal Landscape with Road and Field, 2010 pastel on handmade paper 18 x 23 7/8 in 45.7 x 60.6 cm
      Richard Artschwager
      Horizontal Landscape with Road and Field, 2010
      pastel on handmade paper
      18 x 23 7/8 in
      45.7 x 60.6 cm
    • Richard Artschwager Vertical Landscape with Road, 2010 pastel on handmade paper 24 1/8 x 18 1/4 inches 61.3 x 46.4 cm
      Richard Artschwager
      Vertical Landscape with Road, 2010
      pastel on handmade paper
      24 1/8 x 18 1/4 inches
      61.3 x 46.4 cm
    • Richard Artschwager Orange Landscape, 2010 pastel on paper 19 x 25 1/2 inches 48.3 x 64.8 cm
      Richard Artschwager
      Orange Landscape, 2010
      pastel on paper
      19 x 25 1/2 inches
      48.3 x 64.8 cm
    • Richard Artschwager Untitled, ca. 1958/59 watercolor and graphite on paper 13 7/8 x 10 7/8 inches 35.2 x 27.6 cm
      Richard Artschwager
      Untitled, ca. 1958/59
      watercolor and graphite on paper
      13 7/8 x 10 7/8 inches
      35.2 x 27.6 cm
    • Richard Artschwager Untitled, c. 1958/59 watercolor and graphite on paper 10 7/8 x 13 7/8 in (27.6 x 35.2 cm)
      Richard Artschwager
      Untitled, c. 1958/59
      watercolor and graphite on paper
      10 7/8 x 13 7/8 in (27.6 x 35.2 cm)
    • Richard Artschwager Gray Roof and Field, 2011 pastel on paper 19 3/4 x 25 1/2 in 50.2 x 64.8 cm
      Richard Artschwager
      Gray Roof and Field, 2011
      pastel on paper
      19 3/4 x 25 1/2 in
      50.2 x 64.8 cm
    • Richard Artschwager Landscape with Pink Mountain, 2011 pastel on paper 19 x 25 1/4 in 48.3 x 64.1 cm
      Richard Artschwager
      Landscape with Pink Mountain, 2011
      pastel on paper
      19 x 25 1/4 in
      48.3 x 64.1 cm
    • Richard Artschwager Bushes with Blue Sky, 2011 pastel on green paper 19 3/4 x 25 1/2 in 50.2 x 64.8 cm
      Richard Artschwager
      Bushes with Blue Sky, 2011
      pastel on green paper
      19 3/4 x 25 1/2 in
      50.2 x 64.8 cm
    • Richard Artschwager Northern Lights, 2011 pastel on paper 21 1/2 x 29 1/4 in 54.6 x 74.3 cm
      Richard Artschwager
      Northern Lights, 2011
      pastel on paper
      21 1/2 x 29 1/4 in
      54.6 x 74.3 cm
    • Richard Artschwager Landscape with River, 2011 pastel on on blue paper 19 3/4 x 25 1/2 in 50.2 x 64.8 cm
      Richard Artschwager
      Landscape with River, 2011
      pastel on on blue paper
      19 3/4 x 25 1/2 in
      50.2 x 64.8 cm
    • Richard Artschwager Desert Sun, 2012 pastel on paper 19 3/4 x 25 1/2 in (50.2 x 64.8 cm) framed: 28 3/4 x 34 5/8 in (73 x 87.9 cm)
      Richard Artschwager
      Desert Sun, 2012
      pastel on paper
      19 3/4 x 25 1/2 in (50.2 x 64.8 cm)
      framed: 28 3/4 x 34 5/8 in (73 x 87.9 cm)
    • Richard Artschwager Landscape with Bushes, 2012 pastel on blue paper 19 3/4 x 25 1/2 in 50.2 x 64.8 cm
      Richard Artschwager
      Landscape with Bushes, 2012
      pastel on blue paper
      19 3/4 x 25 1/2 in
      50.2 x 64.8 cm
    • Richard Artschwager Large Landscape with River, 2012 pastel on handmade paper 29 1/4 x 39 1/2 in 74.3 x 100.3 cm
      Richard Artschwager
      Large Landscape with River, 2012
      pastel on handmade paper
      29 1/4 x 39 1/2 in
      74.3 x 100.3 cm
    • Richard Artschwager Plowed Field and Grove, 1962 acrylic on celotex 40 x 50 3/4 in (101.6 x 128.9 cm)
      Richard Artschwager
      Plowed Field and Grove, 1962
      acrylic on celotex
      40 x 50 3/4 in (101.6 x 128.9 cm)
    • Richard Artschwager Horizontal Landscape (Large), 2012 pastel on paper 37.5 x 25 in 95.3 x 63.5 cm
      Richard Artschwager
      Horizontal Landscape (Large), 2012
      pastel on paper
      37.5 x 25 in
      95.3 x 63.5 cm
    • Richard Artschwager Road with Causeway, 2011 pastel on paper 25 x 38 in 63.5 x 96.5 cm
      Richard Artschwager
      Road with Causeway, 2011
      pastel on paper
      25 x 38 in
      63.5 x 96.5 cm
    • Richard Artschwager Into the Desert, 2013 pastel on paper 19 x 25 in 48.3 x 63.5 cm
      Richard Artschwager
      Into the Desert, 2013
      pastel on paper
      19 x 25 in
      48.3 x 63.5 cm
    • Richard Artschwager Untitled, 1969 rubberized hair 28 x 28 x 6 1/2 in 71.1 x 71.1 x 16.5 cm
      Richard Artschwager
      Untitled, 1969
      rubberized hair
      28 x 28 x 6 1/2 in
      71.1 x 71.1 x 16.5 cm
    • Richard Artschwager Juniper Matrix, 1962 acrylic on canvas 51 1/4 x 35 in 130.2 x 88.9 cm
      Richard Artschwager
      Juniper Matrix, 1962
      acrylic on canvas
      51 1/4 x 35 in
      130.2 x 88.9 cm
    • Richard Artschwager Desert Landscape, 2009 acrylic and pastel on HMP on sound board 36 x 49.5 in
      Richard Artschwager
      Desert Landscape, 2009
      acrylic and pastel on HMP on sound board
      36 x 49.5 in
    • Richard Artschwager Landscape with Mine, 2009 acrylic, pastel, and chalk on HMP on sound board 26 x 36 3/4 in 66 x 93.3 cm
      Richard Artschwager
      Landscape with Mine, 2009
      acrylic, pastel, and chalk on HMP on sound board
      26 x 36 3/4 in
      66 x 93.3 cm
  • Artist
    • RICHARD ARTSCHWAGER

      RICHARD ARTSCHWAGER

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