Blue with Red [working proof 4]
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View on museum website →Medium
color woodcut on Echizen Kozo Moshi paper [working proof]
Dimensions
image: 85.7 x 58.7 cm (33 3/4 x 23 1/8 in.) sheet: 94.6 x 65.1 cm (37 1/4 x 25 5/8 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Crown Point Press
Accession Number
1996.94.2
Art Historical Context
Richard Diebenkorn's *Blue with Red [working proof 4]* (1987) is a captivating color woodcut exemplifies the artist's late-career exploration of printmaking. Born in 1922, Diebenkorn was a pivotal figure in American modernism, known for his fluid shifts between abstraction and figuration, including his iconic Ocean Park series of luminous color fields. This working proof, gifted to the National Gallery of Art by Point Press—a renowned San Francisco publisher that collaborated closely with Diebenkorn—offers a rare glimpse into his iterative creative process. Printed on Echizen Kozo Moshi paper...
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...