Small Red

1980

Richard Diebenkorn

Associated Names
Richard Diebenkorn

Artist, American, 1922 - 1993

The image displays a rectangular composition with geometric shapes and abstract forms. A large reddish rectangle is at the center, bordered by a thin, uneven blue outline that gently curves along its edges. In the upper left corner of the main rectangle, a smaller, vibrant red rectangle sits atop a white stripe. The abstract nature of the image may evoke associations with familiar objects.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color etching and aquatint on Rives paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Phyllis Diebenkorn

  • Dimensions

    plate: 30.2 x 20.5 cm (11 7/8 x 8 1/16 in.)
    sheet: 67 x 48.2 cm (26 3/8 x 19 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2000.141.3

  • Copyright

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

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

by descent to Phyllis Diebenkorn, the artist's wife, Healdsburg, CA; gift to NGA, 2000.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower left below platemark in graphite: Trial proof; lower right below platemark in graphite: RD 80

Markings

BS: Crown Point Press

Wikidata ID

Q75431171

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