Untitled [reclining nude with a cigarette in her hand]
1955-1967
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graphite on wove paper
Dimensions
overall: 43.2 x 35.6 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
2000.141.798
Art Historical Context
Richard Diebenkorn's *Untitled [reclining with a cigarette in her]* (1955–1967) is an intimate graphite drawing on wove paper, measuring 17 x 14 inches. Created during a pivotal period in the artist's career, it captures a relaxed female figure lounging with a cigarette, evoking classical nude traditions and mid-20th-century casual. The smooth wove paper provides an ideal surface for Diebenkorn's precise lines and subtle shading, allowing for nuanced modeling of form and shadow. Diebenkorn, a leading figure in American modernism, transitioned around 1955 from Abstract Expressionism to the Bay...
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...