Untitled [seated female nude resting right arm on knee]

1955-1967

Richard Diebenkorn

Associated Names
Richard Diebenkorn

Artist, American, 1922 - 1993

The image is a stylized, abstract drawing of a person. The person is depicted reclining or seated in a relaxed position, with one leg bent and an arm resting on it. The facial features are minimalistic with pronounced eyebrows, eyes, and a slightly suggestive mouth. The hair is represented by rough, angular lines indicating short hair with bangs. The person is nude, depicted through bold, expressive black brushstrokes that outline the body. There are no accessories or objects accompanying the figure, and the background is a plain, light-colored surface with a circular archive stamp in red located at the top left of the image.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    brush and black ink on calendered paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Phyllis Diebenkorn

  • Dimensions

    overall: 43.2 x 31.8 cm (17 x 12 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2000.141.560

  • 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: 6640 (Estate no.)

Wikidata ID

Q64627721

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