Untitled [side view of a female nude stepping with her right leg]
1955-1967
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conté crayon on calendered paper
Dimensions
overall: 43.2 x 31.8 cm (17 x 12 1/2 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Phyllis Diebenkorn
Accession Number
2000.141.675
Art Historical Context
Richard Diebenkorn's *Untitled [side view of female nude stepping with her leg]* (1955–1967) captures the artist's deep fascination with the human form his Bay Area Figurative period. A leading figure in mid-20th-century American, Diebenkorn from Abstract Expressionism to representational work in the 1950s, influenced by his time in Berkeley, California. intimate drawing, executed in conté crayon on smooth calendered paper, his shift toward bold, gestural studies of nudes, blending anatomical precision with expressive abstraction. The side-view pose of the stepping figure conveys dynamic moti...
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...