The strength of the Barbizon and
Tonalist traditions in American art made it more difficult for Impressionism to take root.
Sullivan Goss presents contemporary artworks that demonstrate the legacy of the historical
Tonalist tradition, drawing on its own program for much of the strength of the exhibition.
His landscapes and still lifes recall
the Tonalist tradition in their elegiac moods, liquid edged forms, and delicate atmospheric qualities.
Not exact matches
Susan Vecsey, who works in the
traditions of Color Field and
Tonalist painting, has moved in the direction of Minimalism in her current work.