Two Way II
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color spitbite aquatint, drypoint, and ink-transfer etching on Rives heavyweight white paper
Dimensions
image: 60.6 x 38.1 cm (23 7/8 x 15 in.) sheet: 94 x 67.3 cm (37 x 26 1/2 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
1996.77.65
Art Historical Context
Richard Diebenkorn's *Two Way II* (1982) captures the artist's late-career mastery of abstraction, a hallmark of his influential Ocean Park series begun in the 1960s. By the 1980s, Diebenkorn, a key figure in American modernism who bridged Abstract Expressionism and Bay Areaative painting, had refined his luminous, geometric compositions inspired by California coastal light. This print, held in the National Gallery of Art, reflects his shift toward printmaking as a way to explore color, space, and form with precision and spontaneity. Crafted as a color spitbite aquatint, drypoint, and ink-tra...
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...