Echoes of Matisse: pattern, line and form: Jack Ceglic • Mark Heming • Maira Kalman • Elisabeth Kley • Henri Matisse • Saul Steinberg • Claire Watson • Jack Youngerman

The Drawing Room is pleased to present Echoes of Matisse: pattern, line and form, a group exhibition exploring the enduring influence of the celebrated French artist, Henri Matisse (1869-1954).  As the title suggests, the show draws attention to formal affinities between Matisse’s iconic use of pattern, sensuous line and bold abstracted shapes, and the work of the seven other artists on view.

Four rarely seen Matisse etchings are a highlight that offer context for the subjects and motifs embraced by Jack Ceglic, Maira Kalman, Elisabeth Kley, Mark Heming and Saul Steinberg.  Similarly, the French master’s groundbreaking cut-outs represent a key precedent for the evolution of interlocking silhouetted forms in the work of Jack Youngerman and Claire Watson.