Untitled [compositional study for a landscape]

1955-1967

Richard Diebenkorn

Associated Names
Richard Diebenkorn

Artist, American, 1922 - 1993

The image is a sketch featuring a frontal view of a scene with undulating hills or mountains on the horizon. In the foreground, there are rough outlines resembling buildings or houses in dark blue. A curved line indicates a path or road. There is a bright red splash above one structure and scribbled forms suggesting vegetation. The background is off-white with greenish-brown smudges. The color palette is minimal, with dark blues, and accents of red and greenish-brown. The paper shows visible creases and marks.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    graphite on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Phyllis Diebenkorn

  • Dimensions

    overall: 20.3 x 26.7 cm (8 x 10 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2000.141.603

  • 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: 6664 (Estate no.)

Markings

Estate stamp

Wikidata ID

Q64627765

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