presents paintings and works on paper by Friedel Dzubas, Larry Poons, Lynne Mapp Drexler, Adolph Gottlieb, Vivian Springford, and many other artists who shaped the movement.
However, the narrative as we know it is slightly flawed, and new names are being ushered into the canon year after year. Recently, greater attention is being paid to the women of the movement, such as Hedda Sterne, Lee Krasner, and Joan Mitchell. When you reexamine the narrative, it becomes clear that the history was not so fixed. There are so many interesting characters and brilliant artists in conjunction with the greats we already know. This creates a much richer narrative history.
This is debatable, but I see Mark Rothko as the bridge between the AbEx and Color Field movements. His paintings tied the gestural brushstrokes of Abstract Expressionism with the sublime color of the Color Field painters.How did you become interested in this movement in particular? Do you have a favorite work being offered in this sale? Can you tell us more about the artist, provenance, and the techniques used?. This painting was acquired by its previous owner right after Dzubas painted it, and it resided in the same collection for nearly 40 years. The work is a quintessential example of Dzubas’s signature style, and at 6 feet tall, it boasts an impressive scale.