Pictures at an Exhibition presents images of one notable show every weekday.
Today’s show: “Gladys Nilsson: The 1980s” is on view at Garth Greenan Gallery in New York through Saturday, February 18. The solo exhibition presents a selection of large-scale watercolors produced by the artist between 1984 and 1987, many of which have never been exhibited.
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Gladys Nilsson, Smartly Garbed, 1986, watercolor on paper.
COURTESY THE ARTIST AND GARTH GREENAN GALLERY, NEW YORK
Gladys Nilsson, Tongue-in-Cheek, 1986, watercolor on paper.
COURTESY THE ARTIST AND GARTH GREENAN GALLERY, NEW YORK
Gladys Nilsson, Being Beamed, 1984, watercolor on paper.
COURTESY THE ARTIST AND GARTH GREENAN GALLERY, NEW YORK
Gladys Nilsson, Terry Towel, 1986–87, watercolor on paper.
COURTESY THE ARTIST AND GARTH GREENAN GALLERY, NEW YORK
Gladys Nilsson, Léger Faire (detail), 1986–87, watercolor on paper, diptych.
COURTESY THE ARTIST AND GARTH GREENAN GALLERY, NEW YORK
Gladys Nilsson, Léger Faire (detail), 1986–87, watercolor on paper, diptych.
COURTESY THE ARTIST AND GARTH GREENAN GALLERY, NEW YORK
Gladys Nilsson, Caught, 1986, watercolor on paper.
COURTESY THE ARTIST AND GARTH GREENAN GALLERY, NEW YORK
Gladys Nilsson, The Dicky, 1986, watercolor on paper.
COURTESY THE ARTIST AND GARTH GREENAN GALLERY, NEW YORK
Gladys Nilsson, Banded, 1987, watercolor on paper.
COURTESY THE ARTIST AND GARTH GREENAN GALLERY, NEW YORK
Gladys Nilsson, Red Wall, 1987, watercolor on paper.
COURTESY THE ARTIST AND GARTH GREENAN GALLERY, NEW YORK
Gladys Nilsson, chic.con.co, 1986, watercolor on paper.
COURTESY THE ARTIST AND GARTH GREENAN GALLERY, NEW YORK
Gladys Nilsson, A Slight Coverup, 1987, watercolor on paper.
COURTESY THE ARTIST AND GARTH GREENAN GALLERY, NEW YORK
Gladys Nilsson, By the Pier, 1987, watercolor on paper.
COURTESY THE ARTIST AND GARTH GREENAN GALLERY, NEW YORK
Gladys Nilsson, Vested Interest, 1987, watercolor on paper.
COURTESY THE ARTIST AND GARTH GREENAN GALLERY, NEW YORK
Gladys Nilsson, Not Easily Pared, 1987, watercolor on paper.
COURTESY THE ARTIST AND GARTH GREENAN GALLERY, NEW YORK
Gladys Nilsson, Squeeze Play, 1987, watercolor on paper.
COURTESY THE ARTIST AND GARTH GREENAN GALLERY, NEW YORK