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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.

Oak Leaf + Tree Trunk, 2024, oil on Masonite, 16 x 11 7/8 inches

Oak Leaf + Tree Trunk, 2024, oil on Masonite, 16 x 11 7/8 inches

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Black Cohosh in Bloom, 2019, oil on Masonite, 20 x 14 inches

Black Cohosh in Bloom, 2019, oil on Masonite, 20 x 14 inches

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Clapboards, Chimney + Branches, 2018, oil on Masonite, 17 x 8 1/2 inches

Clapboards, Chimney + Branches, 2018, oil on Masonite, 17 x 8 1/2 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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Painting of a flowering seed head on a dark green ground

Queen Anne's Lace, Backview of Head, 2018, oil on Masonite, 11 x 12 inches

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Edge of Barn + Elliott's Woods, 2017, oil on Masonite, 19 1/2 x 20 inches

Edge of Barn + Elliott's Woods, 2017, oil on Masonite, 19 1/2 x 20 inches

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Straight on View, 2009, oil on Masonite, 17 1/8 x 16 inches

Straight on View, 2009, oil on Masonite, 17 1/8 x 16 inches

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Amaryllis, 2009, oil on Masonite, 10 7/8 x 14 7/8 inches

Amaryllis, 2009, oil on Masonite, 10 7/8 x 14 7/8 inches

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Snow + the Gihon River, 2004, oil on Masonite, 11 7/8 x 20 inches

Snow + the Gihon River, 2004, oil on Masonite, 11 7/8 x 20 inches

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Trees at Edge of Pond, 2004, oil on Masonite, 14 x 16 inches

Trees at Edge of Pond, 2004, oil on Masonite, 14 x 16 inches

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Spring at Blaisey's Sheds, 2003, oil on Masonite, 10 x 18 inches

Spring at Blaisey's Sheds, 2003, oil on Masonite, 10 x 18 inches

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Window, Reflections, Yellow House, 2001, oil on Masonite, 19 3/4 x 10 inches

Window, Reflections, Yellow House, 2001, oil on Masonite, 19 3/4 x 10 inches

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Painting of three pink flowers with an abstracted green background

Cone Flowers, 1995, oil on linen, 48 x 50 inches

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View Across Delaware, 1995, oil on Masonite, 20 x 20 inches

View Across Delaware, 1995, oil on Masonite, 20 x 20 inches

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Yellow House with Tree Shadow, 1989, oil on Masonite, 16 x 13 inches

Yellow House with Tree Shadow, 1989, oil on Masonite, 16 x 13 inches

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Barberry Bush, 1989, oil on Masonite, 13 3/4 x 12 inches

Barberry Bush, 1989, oil on Masonite, 13 3/4 x 12 inches

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Black Hollyhock + Bud, 1989, oil on wood panel, 12 1/4 x 11 3/4 inches

Black Hollyhock + Bud, 1989, oil on wood panel, 12 1/4 x 11 3/4 inches

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Salamovka Window, 1987, oil on Masonite, 11 3/4 x 10 inches

Salamovka Window, 1987, oil on Masonite, 11 3/4 x 10 inches

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Fall '86, 1986, oil on Masonite, 20 x 12 inches

Fall '86, 1986, oil on Masonite, 20 x 12 inches

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Red Maple in Window, 1986, oil on Masonite, 20 x 12 inches

Red Maple in Window, 1986, oil on Masonite, 20 x 12 inches

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Corner, Shack + Boat, 1985, oil on Masonite, 15 3/4 x 18 inches

Corner, Shack + Boat, 1985, oil on Masonite, 15 3/4 x 18 inches

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Tar Paper House, 1983, oil on Masonite, 20 x 20 inches

Tar Paper House, 1983, oil on Masonite, 20 x 20 inches

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Painting of two red pieces of cloth and one white piece of cloth hanging on a clothesline, in front of an abstracted landscape

Two Red Drapes and Part of White Sheet, 1981, oil on Masonite, 16 x 22 inches

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Maroon Towel and Porch, 1981, oil on Masonite, 20 x 15 inches

Maroon Towel and Porch, 1981, oil on Masonite, 20 x 15 inches

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Empty Window, Black, 1979, oil on Masonite, 16 x 18 inches

Empty Window, Black, 1979, oil on Masonite, 16 x 18 inches

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Window, 1975, stone lithograph on paper, 22 x 15 inches

Window, 1975, stone lithograph on paper, 22 x 15 inches

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Window - Cityscape, Oval Mirror, 1972-73, oil on linen, 48 x 40 inches

Window - Cityscape, Oval Mirror, 1972-73, oil on linen, 48 x 40 inches

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Cows in a Field, 1959, oil on linen, 27 x 35 inches

Cows in a Field, 1959, oil on linen, 27 x 35 inches

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Oak Leaf + Tree Trunk, 2024, oil on Masonite, 16 x 11 7/8 inches

Oak Leaf + Tree Trunk, 2024, oil on Masonite, 16 x 11 7/8 inches

Black Cohosh in Bloom, 2019, oil on Masonite, 20 x 14 inches

Black Cohosh in Bloom, 2019, oil on Masonite, 20 x 14 inches

Clapboards, Chimney + Branches, 2018, oil on Masonite, 17 x 8 1/2 inches

Clapboards, Chimney + Branches, 2018, oil on Masonite, 17 x 8 1/2 inches

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

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

Painting of a flowering seed head on a dark green ground

Queen Anne's Lace, Backview of Head, 2018, oil on Masonite, 11 x 12 inches

Edge of Barn + Elliott's Woods, 2017, oil on Masonite, 19 1/2 x 20 inches

Edge of Barn + Elliott's Woods, 2017, oil on Masonite, 19 1/2 x 20 inches

Straight on View, 2009, oil on Masonite, 17 1/8 x 16 inches

Straight on View, 2009, oil on Masonite, 17 1/8 x 16 inches

Amaryllis, 2009, oil on Masonite, 10 7/8 x 14 7/8 inches

Amaryllis, 2009, oil on Masonite, 10 7/8 x 14 7/8 inches

Snow + the Gihon River, 2004, oil on Masonite, 11 7/8 x 20 inches

Snow + the Gihon River, 2004, oil on Masonite, 11 7/8 x 20 inches

Trees at Edge of Pond, 2004, oil on Masonite, 14 x 16 inches

Trees at Edge of Pond, 2004, oil on Masonite, 14 x 16 inches

Spring at Blaisey's Sheds, 2003, oil on Masonite, 10 x 18 inches

Spring at Blaisey's Sheds, 2003, oil on Masonite, 10 x 18 inches

Window, Reflections, Yellow House, 2001, oil on Masonite, 19 3/4 x 10 inches

Window, Reflections, Yellow House, 2001, oil on Masonite, 19 3/4 x 10 inches

Painting of three pink flowers with an abstracted green background

Cone Flowers, 1995, oil on linen, 48 x 50 inches

View Across Delaware, 1995, oil on Masonite, 20 x 20 inches

View Across Delaware, 1995, oil on Masonite, 20 x 20 inches

Yellow House with Tree Shadow, 1989, oil on Masonite, 16 x 13 inches

Yellow House with Tree Shadow, 1989, oil on Masonite, 16 x 13 inches

Barberry Bush, 1989, oil on Masonite, 13 3/4 x 12 inches

Barberry Bush, 1989, oil on Masonite, 13 3/4 x 12 inches

Black Hollyhock + Bud, 1989, oil on wood panel, 12 1/4 x 11 3/4 inches

Black Hollyhock + Bud, 1989, oil on wood panel, 12 1/4 x 11 3/4 inches

Salamovka Window, 1987, oil on Masonite, 11 3/4 x 10 inches

Salamovka Window, 1987, oil on Masonite, 11 3/4 x 10 inches

Fall '86, 1986, oil on Masonite, 20 x 12 inches

Fall '86, 1986, oil on Masonite, 20 x 12 inches

Red Maple in Window, 1986, oil on Masonite, 20 x 12 inches

Red Maple in Window, 1986, oil on Masonite, 20 x 12 inches

Corner, Shack + Boat, 1985, oil on Masonite, 15 3/4 x 18 inches

Corner, Shack + Boat, 1985, oil on Masonite, 15 3/4 x 18 inches

Tar Paper House, 1983, oil on Masonite, 20 x 20 inches

Tar Paper House, 1983, oil on Masonite, 20 x 20 inches

Painting of two red pieces of cloth and one white piece of cloth hanging on a clothesline, in front of an abstracted landscape

Two Red Drapes and Part of White Sheet, 1981, oil on Masonite, 16 x 22 inches

Maroon Towel and Porch, 1981, oil on Masonite, 20 x 15 inches

Maroon Towel and Porch, 1981, oil on Masonite, 20 x 15 inches

Empty Window, Black, 1979, oil on Masonite, 16 x 18 inches

Empty Window, Black, 1979, oil on Masonite, 16 x 18 inches

Window, 1975, stone lithograph on paper, 22 x 15 inches

Window, 1975, stone lithograph on paper, 22 x 15 inches

Window - Cityscape, Oval Mirror, 1972-73, oil on linen, 48 x 40 inches

Window - Cityscape, Oval Mirror, 1972-73, oil on linen, 48 x 40 inches

Cows in a Field, 1959, oil on linen, 27 x 35 inches

Cows in a Field, 1959, oil on linen, 27 x 35 inches