Untitled [female nude resting on her right side]
1955-1967
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graphite and black watercolor on wove paper
Dimensions
overall: 35.6 x 42.9 cm (14 x 16 7/8 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Phyllis Diebenkorn
Accession Number
2000.141.785
Art Historical Context
Richard Diebenkorn's *Untitled [female nude resting her right side]*, created between 1955 and 1967, captures the artist's intimate exploration of the human form during his Bay Area Figurative period. in graphite and black watercolor on w paper (35.6 x 42.9 cm), Diebenkorn deftly renders a reclining female figure with fluid lines and subtle tonal washes, evoking a sense of quiet repose and vulnerability. This drawing, now in the National Gallery of thanks to a gift from Phyllis Diebenkorn, exemplifies his shift from early Abstract Expressionism toward more representational work in the 1950s an...
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...