Untitled [female nude reaching down with right arm]
1955-1967
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charcoal on wove paper
Dimensions
overall: 35.2 x 27.5 cm (13 7/8 x 10 13/16 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Phyllis Diebenkorn
Accession Number
2000.141.54
Art Historical Context
Richard Diebenkorn's *Untitled [female nude reaching with right arm]* (5–1967) captures the artist's deep fascination with the human form during his pivotal Bay Area Figurative period Working in charcoal on wove paper,benkorn renders a dynamic female nude in a gesture of reaching downward, her pose evoking both vulnerability and quiet strength. intimate drawing, measuring 35.2 x 27.5 cm, exemplifies his from earlier abstraction toward representational work in the mid-1950s, influenced by California contemporaries like David Park. The loose, expressive charcoal lines reveal Diebenkorn's master...
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...