Untitled [reclining nude turning to rest on her arms]
1955-1967
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graphite on wove paper
Dimensions
overall: 43.2 x 35.5 cm (17 x 14 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Phyllis Diebenkorn
Accession Number
2000.141.10.b
Art Historical Context
Richard Diebenkorn's *Untitled [reclining turning to rest on her]* (1955–1967) captures the artist's deep fascination with the human form during his pivotal shift toward Bay Area Figurative painting. After a decade immersed in Abstract Expressionism,benkorn returned to representational work in the mid-1950s, inspired by California's luminous light and the immediacy of everyday subjects. This intimate graphite drawing on wove paper—measuring 17 x 14 inches—depicts a nude figure in a dynamic twist, her pose evoking both vulnerability and strength, rendered with fluid, exploratory lines that hint...
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...