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<div><font face=Lato size=3 color=black>Lynne Mapp Drexler’s <em>Spring Sun</em> (1971) exemplifies the vibrant, lyrical abstraction that has brought her renewed recognition in recent years. Composed of concentric circles, cascading brushstrokes, and radiant hues of yellow, orange, and red, the canvas pulses with the rhythm of light and season. Drexler’s painterly vocabulary—layering gestural strokes over pointillist clusters—creates a dynamic surface that evokes both natural phenomena and musical structure, reflecting her lifelong love of symphonic composition.</font></div>
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<br><div><font face=Lato size=3 color=black>Painted in 1971, <em>Spring Sun</em> belongs to an important moment in Drexler’s career when she was synthesizing her studies under Hans Hofmann and Robert Motherwell into a personal visual language rooted in color and pattern. The immersive composition suggests not only the brilliance of spring sunlight but also the expressive intensity with which Drexler approached abstraction.</font></div>
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<br><div><font face=Lato size=3 color=black>Her contributions have been increasingly recognized by major institutions. The Portland Museum of Art presented a landmark retrospective, <em>Lynne Drexler: Color Notes</em> (2022–2023), and her work has also been exhibited at MoMA PS1 and the Parrish Art Museum. <em>Spring Sun</em> demonstrates why Drexler is now regarded as a vital figure within the second generation of Abstract Expressionists, whose bold use of color and structure continues to resonate with contemporary audiences.</font></div>
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LYNNE MAPP DREXLER
Spring Sun
1971
35 5/8 x 39 3/4 x 1 in.
oil on canvas

<div>Lynne Mapp Drexler’s "Sporadic Spring" (1963) exemplifies her dynamic approach to color and gesture during her revered 1960s period, a formative decade that has recently been celebrated in the major exhibition "Lynne Drexler: Color Notes" at the Farnsworth Art Museum (May 4, 2024 – January 12, 2025). The canvas is entirely covered in dense layers of short, repetitive brushstrokes rendered in vivid greens, reds, and oranges. These strokes coalesce into an array of circles, rhombuses, and rectangles, forming a “sporadic” yet remarkably harmonious mosaic that activates the entire surface of the painting. </div>
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<br><div>In this work, color takes precedence over form, with Drexler using chromatic intensity to create rhythm and structure. Her technique resonates with Hans Hofmann’s influential “push-pull” theory, in which color relationships generate spatial depth and tension without relying on traditional perspective. At the same time, the gestural vigor and improvisational quality of the brushwork reflect the influence of her teacher Robert Motherwell, who encouraged expressive freedom and emotional immediacy. </div>
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<br><div>"Sporadic Spring" captures Drexler’s synthesis of discipline and spontaneity, revealing how she forged a distinct voice within the New York School while anticipating the lyrical abstraction that would define her mature style. </div>
LYNNE MAPP DREXLER
Sporadic Spring
1963
40 x 29 1/2 in.
oil on canvas

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