Oui
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View on museum website →Medium
aquatint and drypoint in black on Rives heavyweight white paper
Dimensions
image: 16.2 x 17.2 cm (6 3/8 x 6 3/4 in.) sheet: 29.2 x 29.9 cm (11 1/2 x 11 3/4 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
1996.77.88
Art Historical Context
Richard Diebenkorn's *Oui*, created in 1990, is a striking black-and-white print that captures the artist's late-career mastery of abstraction. Produced as an aquatint and drypoint on Rives heavyweight white paper it measures a intimate 16.2 x 17.2 cm for the image, with a larger sheet of 29.2 x 29.9 cm. Acquired through the Eugene L. and Marie-Louisebáty Fund androns' Permanent Fund, this work resides in the National Gallery of Art's print collection, showcasing Diebenkorn's exploration of printmaking toward the end of his life—he passed away in 1993. Diebenkorn, a pivotal figure in mid-20th...
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...