Untitled [female nude resting on a patterned cushion]
1955-1967
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brush, black ink and wash on wove paper
Dimensions
overall: 35.6 x 43.2 cm (14 x 17 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Phyllis Diebenkorn
Accession Number
2000.141.715
Art Historical Context
Richard Diebenkorn's *Untitled [female nude resting a patterned cushion]* (5–1967) captures an intimate moment of repose through fluid brushwork in black ink and wash wove paper. Measuring 14 x 17 inches, this exemplifies Diebenkorn's mastery during his figurative phase, a pivotal shift from his earlier abstract expressionism. After immersing himself in abstraction in the early 1950s, Diebenkorn returned to the human form around 1955, joining the Bay Area Figurative movement alongside artists like David Park and Elmer Bischoff. This work, gifted to the National Gallery of Art by his wife Phyll...
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...