Combination [working proof 5]

1981

Richard Diebenkorn

Associated Names
Richard Diebenkorn

Artist, American, 1922 - 1993

Crown Point Press

Publisher

The image depicts a series of bold, curved lines and organic shapes within a square format. The dominant shapes resemble spade symbols, with one in black and another in a warm beige hue. The composition includes a vertical line bisecting the spade-like figures, adding symmetry. The colors and forms stand out against a light background, reminiscent of playing card motifs in an abstract way.

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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1992

  • Dürer to Diebenkorn: Recent Acquisitions of Art of Paper, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1992, no. 101.

2000

  • Drawings and Prints from the Permanent Collection (Summer 2000), National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2000.

2013

  • Yes, No, Maybe: Artists Working at Crown Point Press, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1 Sep 2013 - 5 Jan 2014.

Bibliography

1997

  • Livingston, Jane. The Art of Richard Diebenkorn. Berkeley, 1997: 94, pl. 53.

2013

  • Brodie, Judith. "Yes, No, Maybe: Artists Working at Crown Point Press." Bulletin / National Gallery of Art, no. 48 (Spring 2013): 34-35.

  • Brodie, Judith, and Adam Greenhalgh. Yes, No, Maybe: Artists Working at Crown Point Press. Washington, DC: National Gallery of Art, 2013, p. 64, pl. 5.3.

Wikidata ID

Q75117726

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