Untitled [standing female nude with left hand on hip] [verso]
1955-1967
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black ink 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
2000.141.243
Art Historical Context
Richard Diebenkorn's *Untitled [standing female nude with left hand on hip] [verso]* (1955–1967) captures the artist's deep fascination with the human form during his Bay Area Figurative period. Working in black ink on smooth calendered paper—a medium ideal for fluid, expressive lines—Diebenkorn renders a poised female nude in a candid, studio-like pose. The sheet measures 40.6 x 27.9 cm (16 x 11 in.), inviting close contemplation of its intimate scale and the verso's subtle revelations. Shifting from his earlier abstract expressionism, Diebenkorn joined fellow Bay Area artists like David Par...
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...