There’s something magical about trees, and the High Museum of Art knows it. The museum’s newest exhibition, Paper Trees, celebrates the tree study in American art — those intimate sketches and finished works where artists pour their love for nature onto paper.
On view through February 21, 2027, the exhibition traces how American artists have depicted trees from the late 19th century to the mid-20th — from plein air practice sketches to refined works in etching, engraving, and watercolor. It’s a journey through changing schools of thought about nature, side by side with the rise of the American conservationist movement.
Highlights include William Thomas Livesay’s striking Large Oak Tree (1985) and Ernest Haskell’s beautiful The Oak and the Adobe (1919). The show reveals how art doesn’t just reflect the natural world — it helps us see it more deeply.
General admission is $23.50, and members always get in free. A perfect autumn outing for art lovers and nature dreamers alike.
Photo: High Museum of Art
