Rivers is known as a superb draughtsman and this exhibition bears this out perhaps more clearly than in any previous exhibition. The paintings and the pastels bear witness equally to an inspired freedom and a rich command of his unique talents that have accrued with age, time and a life devoted to making art which is both original and challenging. Rivers was painting figurative works when the tide was high on Abstract Expressionism. In his brilliant work, Rivers once again adds to the lexicon of stimulating contemporary images that one hasn't seen before. Rivers' style has always been hard to pin down.
Rivers is represented in numerous U.S. public collections.
In New York City, he is represented in the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, The Jewish Museum, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Museum of Modern Art and the Whitney Museum of American Art. He is also represented by the Tate Gallery, London, England, the Museo Rufino Tamayo, Mexico City, Mexico and the Museo de Arte Contemporaneo, Caracas, Venezuela. An illustrated color catalog of the Rivers show will be available at the time of the exhibition. This exhibition will be accompanied in the small gallery by a show of cityscapes by the English sculptor, Ramond Mason.