Lynne Mapp Drexler’s Spring Sun (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. 

Painted in 1971, Spring Sun 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.

Her contributions have been increasingly recognized by major institutions. The Portland Museum of Art presented a landmark retrospective, Lynne Drexler: Color Notes (2022–2023), and her work has also been exhibited at MoMA PS1 and the Parrish Art Museum. Spring Sun 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.