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Blue Club [working proof 8]

1981

Richard Diebenkorn

Associated Names

Richard Diebenkorn

Artist, American, 1922 - 1993

A central shape resembling a spade is prominent in the image, with curved lines and symmetrical forms. The abstract composition may evoke associations with playing card suits and rounded organic forms. Within the larger spade-like outline, smaller shapes suggest a fluid and intertwined design, with fine lines branching outwards like delicate stems or veins.

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Artwork overview

Medium

aquatint with photo-lithograph on wove paper [working proof]
Credit Line

Gift of Crown Point Press and the Artist, in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art
Dimensions

plate: 47.7 x 45.5 cm (18 3/4 x 17 15/16 in.)
sheet: 72.7 x 63.3 cm (28 5/8 x 24 15/16 in.)
Accession Number

1991.235.9
Copyright

© Richard Diebenkorn Foundation / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

by later hand, lower right verso in graphite: Diebenkorn: Blue Club WPx8 NGA

Wikidata ID

Q75117761

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