Untitled [seated woman leaning her head on her left hand]
1955-1967
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graphite on wove paper
Dimensions
overall: 28 x 35.3 cm (11 x 13 7/8 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Phyllis Diebenkorn
Accession Number
2000.141.51
Art Historical Context
Richard Diebenkorn's *Untitled [seated woman her head on her left]* (1955–1967) captures an intimate moment of quiet contemplation through delicate graphite lines on wove paper. Measuring 28 x 35.3 cm, this drawing depicts a woman in a relaxed pose, her head resting on her left hand—a pose evoking introspection and everyday humanity. Created during Diebenkorn's pivotal from abstract expressionism to the Bay Figurative style, it reflects his return to the human figure after years of bold, non-representational canvases. In the mid-1950s, Diebenkorn moved to California, joining artists 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...