Blue Surround
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View on museum website →Medium
color spitbite etching, drypoint, and aquatint with scraping and burnishing on Rives heavyweight white paper
Dimensions
image: 55.9 x 47.3 cm (22 x 18 5/8 in.) sheet: 88.9 x 67 cm (35 x 26 3/8 in.)
Classification
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
1996.77.68
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...