Untitled [woman slumped in a chair]
1955-1967
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pen and black ink on wove paper
Dimensions
overall: 27.5 x 35.1 cm (10 13/16 x 13 13/16 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Phyllis Diebenkorn
Accession Number
2000.141.29.b
Art Historical Context
Richard Diebenkorn's *Untitled [woman slumped in chair]*, created between 1955 and1967, captures a moment of introspection through spare, expressive lines. Rendered in pen and black ink on w paper (27.5 x 35.1 cm), this exemplifies Diebenkorn's mastery of the medium, where fluid, gestural strokes convey form and emotion with economical precision. The intimate scale invites viewers to lean in, as if peering into a private reverie. During this period, Diebenkorn had shifted from his earlier Abstract Expressionist abstractions to the Bay Area Figurative movement, influenced by his life in Califo...
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...