Untitled [reclining female nude with crossed legs]
1955-1967
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pen and black ink on wove paper
Dimensions
overall: 35.4 x 43.1 cm (13 15/16 x 16 15/16 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Phyllis Diebenkorn
Accession Number
2000.141.36
Art Historical Context
Richard Diebenkorn's *Untitled [reclining female nude with crossed legs]* (1955–1967) captures an intimate moment of the female form through delicate pen and black ink on wove paper. Measuring 35.4 x 43.1 cm, this drawing exemplifies Diebenkorn's mastery of line and contour during his pivotal shift from Abstract Expressionism to the Bay Area Figurative movement. After years of bold abstractions in the early 1950s, Diebenkorn returned to representational work around 1955, exploring the human figure with a fresh, modernist sensitivity influenced by his California surroundings and peers like Davi...
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...