It accompanies a traveling retrospective organized by the Philadelphia Museum of Art that celebrates the centennial of her birth. Featured among the 75 paintings and watercolors presented in this book are personal paintings of her own family and neighbors, as well as portraits of important New York art world figures like Andy Warhol, Robert Smithson, and Frank O'Hara. Harry N. Abrams . All mediums have their strong points, their shining qualities.
Pastels have a softness and elegance that seems to be velvet floating on the surface of the page.
The colors are so rich and varied that all subjects and styles can be rendered in perfect style. But, for this artist, oil paints have a luminosity and depth that cannot be equaled. The finished quality of the surface is a joy, not only to view but also to create. Traditional oil paints, all brands, have scientifically pure ingredients, and each brand has its own color palette. A painter is lucky to be painting in this era of opulence.