Untitled [nude reclining with her left arm across her belly]
1955-1967
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conté crayon on wove paper
Dimensions
overall: 27.9 x 21.6 cm (11 x 8 1/2 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Phyllis Diebenkorn
Accession Number
2000.141.458
Art Historical Context
Richard Diebenkorn's *Untitled [nude recl with her left arm across belly]*, created between1955 and 1967, exemplifies the artist's pivotal shift from Abstract Expressionism to the Bay Area Figurative movement During this period in California, Diebenkorn, alongside peers like David Park and Elmer Bischoff, rediscovered the human figure as a vehicle for emotional depth and spatial exploration. This intimate drawing captures reclining nude in a serene, introspective pose, blending abstraction's lyricism with figurative precision to evoke vulnerability and quiet sensuality. Rendered in conté cray...
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...