Softground Splay
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View on museum website →Medium
drypoint and softground etching in black on Rives heavyweight white paper
Dimensions
image: 45.4 x 60.3 cm (17 7/8 x 23 3/4 in.) sheet: 67 x 102.2 cm (26 3/8 x 40 1/4 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
1996.77.56
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...