As with many artists, the delicacy and subtlety of Lewis’s drawings are often overshadowed by the greater density, larger scale, and inevitably more potent tactility of his paintings. However, this show’s exclusive examination of the artist’s drawings (and paintings on paper) permits viewers to focus on the smaller field as well as on Lewis’s technical experimentation and virtuoso draftspersonship.
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