As passionate advocates of the art and
art history of our Lone Star State, we have
often lamented that drawings, pastels and
watercolors of early Texas
artists remain largely
underappreciated. Works
on paper, even those of our
state’s most accomplished
artists, seem to receive
scant attention and slight
regard in comparison to
Texas paintings in oil on
canvas or board. This trend is perplexing,
and seems to us to have the effect of
limiting the broader public understanding
and appreciation of the complete oeuvre of
important Texas artists. Great artists have
always worked on
paper, producing
important and
cherished images
which grace the
world’s finest
museums and
private collections.
So too has it been
in Texas, with
some of the most
significant and compelling Texas subjects
ever produced being executed on paper!
