Untitled [side view of sleeping female nude]
1955-1967
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charcoal on wove paper
Dimensions
overall: 27.7 x 40.6 cm (10 7/8 x 16 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Phyllis Diebenkorn
Accession Number
2000.141.87
Art Historical Context
Richard Diebenkorn's *Untitled [side view of sleeping female nude]*, created between 1955 and 1967, captures a serene, intimate moment through delicate charcoal lines on wove paper. Measuring just 27.7 x 40.6 cm, this drawing exemplifies Diebenkorn's shift during the mid-1950s from bold Abstract Expressionism to the Bay Area Figurative style, where he explored the human form with renewed lyricism. After years of abstract experimentation in New Mexico and Berkeley, Diebenkorn returned to representation, influenced by peers like David Park and Elmer Bischoff, blending modernist abstraction with ...
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...