This Is My Wedding 1963

Rosalyn Drexler made "This Is My Wedding" using a limited palette of black, yellow, and just a touch of red, and it's the kind of painting that makes you wonder about the story behind it. The figures are stark, almost like cutouts against that saturated yellow ground. Drexler isn't trying to hide the process here; you can see the physicality of the paint, how she's pushed it around, especially in the woman's red hair, that’s like a flame. There's a tension between the flatness of the space and the emotion of the scene – a woman being held, maybe against her will, or maybe not. I'm reminded of Alex Katz and his graphic simplicity, but Drexler has a tougher edge, a sense of narrative intrigue that leaves you guessing. It’s not about perfection, but about capturing a moment, a feeling, and letting it hang in the air, unresolved. That’s what makes it so compelling.