Untitled [standing female nude with right hand raised to head]

1955-1967

Richard Diebenkorn

Associated Names
Richard Diebenkorn

Artist, American, 1922 - 1993

The image shows a charcoal drawing of a person from the upper body to mid-thigh in a side profile view. The person is bent slightly forward, head lowered, with one arm bent and hand resting on their face. The sketch emphasizes shape and form, with no detailed features. The person appears to have long, loosely styled hair suggesting movement or volume. The figure is not clothed. The background is plain with a red circular stamp saying "ARCHIVAL MATZERALS" on the torso.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithographic crayon on calendered paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Phyllis Diebenkorn

  • Dimensions

    overall: 40.6 x 27.9 cm (16 x 11 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2000.141.685

  • 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: 6567 (Estate no.)

Wikidata ID

Q64627852

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