Untitled [front view of a female nude seated on a stool] [recto]
1955-1967
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brush and black ink on wove paper
Dimensions
overall: 35.5 x 25 cm (14 x 9 13/16 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Phyllis Diebenkorn
Accession Number
2000.141.854.a
Art Historical Context
Richard Diebenkorn's *Untitled [front view of female nude seated on a] [recto]* (1955–1967) invites visitors into the artist's intimate exploration of the human form. during Diebenkorn's pivotal from abstract expressionism to the Bay Figurative movement, this captures a seated female nude in a direct, frontal pose. The modest scale—35.5 x 25 cm—enhances its personal quality, as if glimpsed from a studio sketchbook. Executed in brush and black ink on wove paper, the work showcases Diebenkorn's masterful use of fluid, gestural strokes. These bold lines define volume, shadow, and subtle contours...
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...