Oui [working proof 8]
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View on museum website →Medium
aquatint and drypoint in black on Rives heavyweight white paper [working proof]
Dimensions
image: 16.2 x 21.3 cm (6 3/8 x 8 3/8 in.) sheet: 32.4 x 36.8 cm (12 3/4 x 14 1/2 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Crown Point Press
Accession Number
1996.94.5
Art Historical Context
Richard Diebenkorn's *Oui [working proof 8 (1990) offers a fascinating glimpse into the artist's late-career experimentation with printmaking. Created as one of eight working proofs, this intimate black-and-white print on Rives heavyweight white paper measures just 16.2 x 21.3 cm in its image area. Diebenkorn, renowned for his Bay Area Figurative paintings and abstract expressionist works, turned to prints in his final years, collaborating with Crown Point Press—a leading San Francisco publisher known for fostering artist-printmaker partnerships. This piece, now in the National Gallery of Art ...
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...