Untitled [female nude kneeling on right knee]

1955-1967

Richard Diebenkorn

Associated Names
Richard Diebenkorn

Artist, American, 1922 - 1993

The image features a loosely painted full-body outline of a person in black ink on a plain background. The individual is positioned kneeling on one leg with the other leg bent beneath. Facial features are subtly suggested with minimal lines indicating downcast eyes and a possible smile. The hair is rendered with dark fluid strokes around the top of the head. The body lacks detailed clothing or accessories. No additional context or scenery is present in the background, except for a stamp reading "R D" above the figure's head.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    black watercolor on calendered paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Phyllis Diebenkorn

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 40.6 x 27.6 cm (16 x 10 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2000.141.227

  • 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 right verso in graphite: 6369 (Estate no.)

Markings

Estate stamp

Wikidata ID

Q64627362

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