Untitled [portrait]

1955-1967

Richard Diebenkorn

Associated Names
Richard Diebenkorn

Artist, American, 1922 - 1993

This is a close-up charcoal drawing of a person's head and shoulders. The individual has prominent facial features with deeply shadowed eyes and angular eyebrows. The nose is straight, and the lips are slightly parted with detailed etching around the mouth area. The person has long, dark hair falling straight across the top of the head and down the sides of the face. The focus is on the head and neck, with no clothing visible. The background is simple and unadorned.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    crayon on calendered paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Phyllis Diebenkorn

  • Dimensions

    overall: 40.6 x 27.8 cm (16 x 10 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2000.141.838

  • 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: 6226 (Estate no.)

Markings

Estate stamp

Wikidata ID

Q64628018

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