Untitled [seated female nude leaning forward]
1955-1967
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lithographic crayon on calendered paper
Dimensions
sheet: 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
2000.141.216
Art Historical Context
Richard Diebenkorn *Untitled [seated female leaning forward]*, created between 1955 and 1967, captures the artist's pivotal shift toward Bay Area Figurative painting. After a decade immersed in Abstract Expressionism,benkorn returned to the human form in the mid-1950s, exploring intimate, contemplative figures in his California studio. This drawing exemplifies his focus on the female nude, rendered with a vulnerability as the subject leans forward, evoking quiet introspection amid post-war America's emphasis on personal expression. Executed in lithographic crayon on smooth calendered paper (4...
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...