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Lois Dodd - Artists & Work - Alexandre Gallery

Lois Dodd

For over fifty years Dodd (American, b. 1927) has painted her immediate everyday surroundings at the places she has chosen to live and work – the Lower East Side, rural Mid-Coast Maine and the Delaware Water Gap. Dodd’s small, intimately-scaled paintings are almost always completed in one plein-air sitting. Her subjects include rambling New England out buildings, lush summer gardens, dried leafless plants, nocturnal moonlit skies and views through interior windows. She often returns to familiar motifs repeatedly at different times of the year with dramatically varied results.

The critic Roberta Smith wrote in March 2013: “Ms. Dodd loves the observed world, the vagaries of nature and the specificities of old Maine houses: the way they cleave to the ground, or fill a picture frame, or shine, lights on or off, in the moonlight. She always searches out the underlying geometry but also the underlying life, and the sheer strangeness of it all.”

Lois Dodd studied at the Cooper Union in the late 1940s. In 1952 she was one of the five founding members of the legendary Tanager Gallery, among the first artist-run cooperative galleries in New York. Dodd is an elected member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters and the National Academy. In 1992 she retired from teaching at Brooklyn College. Since 1954 her work has been the subject of over fifty one-person exhibitions. In 2012, The Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art organized a retrospective of Dodd’s work which traveled to the Portland Museum of Art in Maine. In 2017 she was the subject of a monograph published by Lund Humphries with text by Faye Hirsch.

Autumn Window, 2020, oil on Masonite, 12 x 8 inches

Autumn Window, 2020, oil on Masonite, 12 x 8 inches

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View Into the Cove in Moonlight, 2019, oil on Masonite, 10 x 8 inches

View Into the Cove in Moonlight, 2019, oil on Masonite, 10 x 8 inches

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Dried Lupine Pods, 2019, oil on Masonite, 16 x 10 inches

Dried Lupine Pods, 2019, oil on Masonite, 16 x 10 inches

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Black Cohosh Bloom, 2018, oil on Masonite, 11 x 17 inches

Black Cohosh Bloom, 2018, oil on Masonite, 11 x 17 inches

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View Of Back Deck, 2018, oil on Masonite, 20 x 9 7/8 inches

View Of Back Deck, 2018, oil on Masonite, 20 x 9 7/8 inches

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Water Gap, Midday, December, Mt. Tammany in Sunlight, 2017, oil on Masonite, 18 x 20 1/2 inches

Water Gap, Midday, December, Mt. Tammany in Sunlight, 2017, oil on Masonite, 18 x 20 1/2 inches

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Bushel Basket + Iris Leaves, 2014, oil on Masonite, 12 x 19 7/8 inches

Bushel Basket + Iris Leaves, 2014, oil on Masonite, 12 x 19 7/8 inches

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Red Maple, 2013, oil on Masonite, 15 x 15 inches

Red Maple, 2013, oil on Masonite, 15 x 15 inches

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Night Sky, 2013, oil on Masonite, 16 x 20 inches

Night Sky, 2013, oil on Masonite, 16 x 20 inches

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Pink Geranium, 2011, oil on Masonite, 9 x 7 1/4 inches

Pink Geranium, 2011, oil on Masonite, 9 x 7 1/4 inches

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Path to the Barn, 2011, oil on Masonite, 20 x 12 inches

Path to the Barn, 2011, oil on Masonite, 20 x 12 inches

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Cow Parsnip In Bud, 2011, oil on Masonite, 20 1/8 x 13 inches

Cow Parsnip In Bud, 2011, oil on Masonite, 20 1/8 x 13 inches

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View from Under Japanese Knotweed, 2011, oil on Masonite, 12 x 15 3/4 inches

View from Under Japanese Knotweed, 2011, oil on Masonite, 12 x 15 3/4 inches

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Amaryllis, 2010, oil on wooden panel, 7 7/8 x 7 7/8 inches

Amaryllis, 2010, oil on wooden panel, 7 7/8 x 7 7/8 inches

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View from Window with Blue Sky, 2009, oil on Masonite, 15 x 16 inches

View from Window with Blue Sky, 2009, oil on Masonite, 15 x 16 inches

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Straight on View, 2009, oil on Masonite, 17 x 15 7/8 inches

Straight on View, 2009, oil on Masonite, 17 x 15 7/8 inches

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Green Composition, 2009, oil on Masonite, 12 x 15 7/8 inches

Green Composition, 2009, oil on Masonite, 12 x 15 7/8 inches

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Lit House, Foggy Night, 2007, oil on Masonite, 13 1/8 x 19 inches

Lit House, Foggy Night, 2007, oil on Masonite, 13 1/8 x 19 inches

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Pale Iris, 2007, oil on Masonite, 11 x 8 1/2 inches

Pale Iris, 2007, oil on Masonite, 11 x 8 1/2 inches

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Echinacea and Butterfly, 2006, oil on Masonite, 10 1/2 x 11 inches

Echinacea and Butterfly, 2006, oil on Masonite, 10 1/2 x 11 inches

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Monarda, 2006, oil on Masonite, 17 1/8 x 11 inches

Monarda, 2006, oil on Masonite, 17 1/8 x 11 inches

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Dandelions, 2005, oil on wooden panel, 8 7/8 x 18 1/4 inches

Dandelions, 2005, oil on wooden panel, 8 7/8 x 18 1/4 inches

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Sun Reflection Blair Pond, 2003, oil on Masonite, 10 x 15 1/2 inches

Sun Reflection Blair Pond, 2003, oil on Masonite, 10 x 15 1/2 inches

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Azalea, L.S.U., 1984, oil on Masonite, 10 x 14 1/4 inches

Azalea, L.S.U., 1984, oil on Masonite, 10 x 14 1/4 inches

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Arbor and White Plants, 1994, oil on masonite, 15 x 18 1/4 inches

Arbor and White Plants, 1994, oil on masonite, 15 x 18 1/4 inches

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Water Gap Shadow, 1994, oil on Masonite, 15 7/8 x 18 1/8 inches

Water Gap Shadow, 1994, oil on Masonite, 15 7/8 x 18 1/8 inches

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Moonrise Over Brook, Norwich, VT, 1990, oil on Masonite, 11 1/8 x 7 1/4 inches

Moonrise Over Brook, Norwich, VT, 1990, oil on Masonite, 11 1/8 x 7 1/4 inches

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Hedgerow & Trees, Fall, 1989, oil on Masonite, 14 x 13 3/4 inches

Hedgerow & Trees, Fall, 1989, oil on Masonite, 14 x 13 3/4 inches

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Tulips, 1986, oil on Masonite, 14 x 10 inches

Tulips, 1986, oil on Masonite, 14 x 10 inches

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Fallscape, Looking Up - Back of House, 1985, oil on panel, 10 x 10 inches

Fallscape, Looking Up - Back of House, 1985, oil on panel, 10 x 10 inches

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Road + Red House, 1984, oil on Masonite, 15 5/8 x 13 inches

Road + Red House, 1984, oil on Masonite, 15 5/8 x 13 inches

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Leslie's Garden in Winter, 1983, oil on Masonite, 19 x 20 inches

Leslie's Garden in Winter, 1983, oil on Masonite, 19 x 20 inches

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Pink Towel, 1981, oil on Masonite, 20 x 15 inches

Pink Towel, 1981, oil on Masonite, 20 x 15 inches

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Pondside, 1980, oil on Masonite, 16 x 13 inches

Pondside, 1980, oil on Masonite, 16 x 13 inches

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Tunnel at Vail in Snow, 1978, oil on Masonite, 15 x 18 inches

Tunnel at Vail in Snow, 1978, oil on Masonite, 15 x 18 inches

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Path to the Glen, 1977, oil on Masonite, 17 x 13 inches

Path to the Glen, 1977, oil on Masonite, 17 x 13 inches

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4 Tree Trunks, 1975, oil on Masonite, 12 x 9 inches

4 Tree Trunks, 1975, oil on Masonite, 12 x 9 inches

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Autumn Window, 2020, oil on Masonite, 12 x 8 inches

Autumn Window, 2020, oil on Masonite, 12 x 8 inches

View Into the Cove in Moonlight, 2019, oil on Masonite, 10 x 8 inches

View Into the Cove in Moonlight, 2019, oil on Masonite, 10 x 8 inches

Dried Lupine Pods, 2019, oil on Masonite, 16 x 10 inches

Dried Lupine Pods, 2019, oil on Masonite, 16 x 10 inches

Black Cohosh Bloom, 2018, oil on Masonite, 11 x 17 inches

Black Cohosh Bloom, 2018, oil on Masonite, 11 x 17 inches

View Of Back Deck, 2018, oil on Masonite, 20 x 9 7/8 inches

View Of Back Deck, 2018, oil on Masonite, 20 x 9 7/8 inches

Water Gap, Midday, December, Mt. Tammany in Sunlight, 2017, oil on Masonite, 18 x 20 1/2 inches

Water Gap, Midday, December, Mt. Tammany in Sunlight, 2017, oil on Masonite, 18 x 20 1/2 inches

Bushel Basket + Iris Leaves, 2014, oil on Masonite, 12 x 19 7/8 inches

Bushel Basket + Iris Leaves, 2014, oil on Masonite, 12 x 19 7/8 inches

Red Maple, 2013, oil on Masonite, 15 x 15 inches

Red Maple, 2013, oil on Masonite, 15 x 15 inches

Night Sky, 2013, oil on Masonite, 16 x 20 inches

Night Sky, 2013, oil on Masonite, 16 x 20 inches

Pink Geranium, 2011, oil on Masonite, 9 x 7 1/4 inches

Pink Geranium, 2011, oil on Masonite, 9 x 7 1/4 inches

Path to the Barn, 2011, oil on Masonite, 20 x 12 inches

Path to the Barn, 2011, oil on Masonite, 20 x 12 inches

Cow Parsnip In Bud, 2011, oil on Masonite, 20 1/8 x 13 inches

Cow Parsnip In Bud, 2011, oil on Masonite, 20 1/8 x 13 inches

View from Under Japanese Knotweed, 2011, oil on Masonite, 12 x 15 3/4 inches

View from Under Japanese Knotweed, 2011, oil on Masonite, 12 x 15 3/4 inches

Amaryllis, 2010, oil on wooden panel, 7 7/8 x 7 7/8 inches

Amaryllis, 2010, oil on wooden panel, 7 7/8 x 7 7/8 inches

View from Window with Blue Sky, 2009, oil on Masonite, 15 x 16 inches

View from Window with Blue Sky, 2009, oil on Masonite, 15 x 16 inches

Straight on View, 2009, oil on Masonite, 17 x 15 7/8 inches

Straight on View, 2009, oil on Masonite, 17 x 15 7/8 inches

Green Composition, 2009, oil on Masonite, 12 x 15 7/8 inches

Green Composition, 2009, oil on Masonite, 12 x 15 7/8 inches

Lit House, Foggy Night, 2007, oil on Masonite, 13 1/8 x 19 inches

Lit House, Foggy Night, 2007, oil on Masonite, 13 1/8 x 19 inches

Pale Iris, 2007, oil on Masonite, 11 x 8 1/2 inches

Pale Iris, 2007, oil on Masonite, 11 x 8 1/2 inches

Echinacea and Butterfly, 2006, oil on Masonite, 10 1/2 x 11 inches

Echinacea and Butterfly, 2006, oil on Masonite, 10 1/2 x 11 inches

Monarda, 2006, oil on Masonite, 17 1/8 x 11 inches

Monarda, 2006, oil on Masonite, 17 1/8 x 11 inches

Dandelions, 2005, oil on wooden panel, 8 7/8 x 18 1/4 inches

Dandelions, 2005, oil on wooden panel, 8 7/8 x 18 1/4 inches

Sun Reflection Blair Pond, 2003, oil on Masonite, 10 x 15 1/2 inches

Sun Reflection Blair Pond, 2003, oil on Masonite, 10 x 15 1/2 inches

Azalea, L.S.U., 1984, oil on Masonite, 10 x 14 1/4 inches

Azalea, L.S.U., 1984, oil on Masonite, 10 x 14 1/4 inches

Arbor and White Plants, 1994, oil on masonite, 15 x 18 1/4 inches

Arbor and White Plants, 1994, oil on masonite, 15 x 18 1/4 inches

Water Gap Shadow, 1994, oil on Masonite, 15 7/8 x 18 1/8 inches

Water Gap Shadow, 1994, oil on Masonite, 15 7/8 x 18 1/8 inches

Moonrise Over Brook, Norwich, VT, 1990, oil on Masonite, 11 1/8 x 7 1/4 inches

Moonrise Over Brook, Norwich, VT, 1990, oil on Masonite, 11 1/8 x 7 1/4 inches

Hedgerow & Trees, Fall, 1989, oil on Masonite, 14 x 13 3/4 inches

Hedgerow & Trees, Fall, 1989, oil on Masonite, 14 x 13 3/4 inches

Tulips, 1986, oil on Masonite, 14 x 10 inches

Tulips, 1986, oil on Masonite, 14 x 10 inches

Fallscape, Looking Up - Back of House, 1985, oil on panel, 10 x 10 inches

Fallscape, Looking Up - Back of House, 1985, oil on panel, 10 x 10 inches

Road + Red House, 1984, oil on Masonite, 15 5/8 x 13 inches

Road + Red House, 1984, oil on Masonite, 15 5/8 x 13 inches

Leslie's Garden in Winter, 1983, oil on Masonite, 19 x 20 inches

Leslie's Garden in Winter, 1983, oil on Masonite, 19 x 20 inches

Pink Towel, 1981, oil on Masonite, 20 x 15 inches

Pink Towel, 1981, oil on Masonite, 20 x 15 inches

Pondside, 1980, oil on Masonite, 16 x 13 inches

Pondside, 1980, oil on Masonite, 16 x 13 inches

Tunnel at Vail in Snow, 1978, oil on Masonite, 15 x 18 inches

Tunnel at Vail in Snow, 1978, oil on Masonite, 15 x 18 inches

Path to the Glen, 1977, oil on Masonite, 17 x 13 inches

Path to the Glen, 1977, oil on Masonite, 17 x 13 inches

4 Tree Trunks, 1975, oil on Masonite, 12 x 9 inches

4 Tree Trunks, 1975, oil on Masonite, 12 x 9 inches