Untitled [woman seated in a folding chair and crossing her legs]
1955-1967
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View on museum website →Medium
charcoal on wove paper
Dimensions
overall: 43.2 x 35.5 cm (17 x 14 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Phyllis Diebenkorn
Accession Number
2000.141.21
Art Historical Context
Richard Diebenkorn's *Untitled [woman seated in folding chair and crossing her]* (1955–1967) is a captivating charcoal drawing on wove paper, measuring 17 x 14 inches. Captured in the artist's intimate figurative style, it depicts a woman in a relaxed pose—seated casually in a folding chair, one leg crossed over the other—evoking everyday elegance and quiet introspection. Housed in the National Gallery of Art a gift from Diebenkorn's wife, Phyllis, this work offers a personal glimpse into the artist's world. Created during Diebenkorn's pivotal shift from Abstract Expressionism to the Bay Area...
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...