#3
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softground etching with scraping and burnishing in black on Rives heavyweight buff paper
Dimensions
image: 44.1 x 32.1 cm (17 3/8 x 12 5/8 in.) sheet: 101.6 x 66 cm (40 x 26 in.)
Classification
Portfolio
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Eugene L. and Marie-Louise Garbáty Fund and Patrons' Permanent Fund
Accession Number
1996.77.23
Art Historical Context
Richard Diebenkorn's *#3* (1978) is a striking softground etching from the National Gallery of Art's collection, exemplifying the artist's late-career mastery of abstraction. Diebenkorn, a pivotal figure in mid-20th-century American art, evolved from Abstract Expressionism to the Bay Area Figurative movement before returning to luminous, geometric abstractions in his renowned Ocean Park series. Created during this mature phase, *#3* captures his signature interplay of bold color fields, layered geometries, and subtle spatial illusions—here rendered in nuanced black tones on Rives heavyweight b...
About the Artist
Richard Diebenkorn
Richard Clifford Diebenkorn Jr. (1922-1993) was one of the premier American painters of the postwar era, whose deeply lyrical abstractions and figurative works evoked the shimmering light and wide-open spaces of California. Born in Portland, Oregon, and raised in San Francisco, Diebenkorn became a pivotal figure in elevating the status of California art on the international stage. His career encom...