Untitled [reclining nude in stockings resting on her right arm] [verso]
1955-1967
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graphite on calendered paper
Dimensions
overall: 40.6 x 27.9 cm (16 x 11 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Phyllis Diebenkorn
Accession Number
2000.141.1065.b
Art Historical Context
Richard Diebenkorn's *Untitled [reclining in stockings resting on her arm] [verso]* (1955–1967) captures an intimate moment through delicate graphite lines on calendered paper a smooth surface ideal for precise shading and subtle modeling. Measuring just 40.6 x 27.9 cm, this-scale drawing invites close contemplation, revealing the artist's masterful control of light and form in depicting the female figure reclining languidly, propped on her right arm, with stockings adding a touch of everyday sensuality. Created during Diebenkorn's Bay Area Figurative period—a shift from his earlier Abstract ...
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...