Dan Christensen: The Stain Paintings

Spanierman Modern is pleased to announce the opening on February 8, 2011 of Dan Christensen: The Stain Paintings, 1976-1988, featuring the vibrant and poetic group of abstract paintings created by Christensen (1942-2007), in which the staining of the canvas played a central role. Encompassing wid... Read more

Spanierman Modern is pleased to announce the opening on February 8, 2011 of Dan Christensen: The Stain Paintings, 1976-1988, featuring the vibrant and poetic group of abstract paintings created by Christensen (1942-2007), in which the staining of the canvas played a central role. Encompassing wide-ranging and innovative techniques, these color-soaked paintings, with their skeletal, skittish calligraphic lines and unusual harmonies of shape and tone, exude the artist’s pleasure and passion in the act of painting during a particularly joyous time in his life. The exhibition is accompanied by a 32-page catalogue, including color illustrations of the eighteen works in the show and an essay by Lisa N. Peters, Ph.D. (available for $30).