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Untitled [striding female nude] [verso]

1955-1967

Richard Diebenkorn

Associated Names

Richard Diebenkorn

Artist, American, 1922 - 1993

The image is a sketch of a human figure depicted from head to toe. The figure is shown standing upright. The facial features are minimally represented with only a few lines suggesting a head; no detailed features like eyes or mouth are present, and the hair is also not distinctly drawn. The figure is nude as indicated by the absence of clothing details, and the outline is drawn with light, sketchy lines that give a sense of form without solid detail. There is no jewelry depicted, and the figure is not holding any objects. The background of the image is plain and unadorned, contributing to the focus on the figure itself.

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Artwork overview

Medium

charcoal on calendered paper
Credit Line

Gift of Phyllis Diebenkorn
Dimensions

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

2000.141.1133.b
Copyright

© Richard Diebenkorn Foundation / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

This is a line drawing depicting the frontal view of a nude female figure from the neck down to her knees. The subject has her left hand resting on her hip, the right arm is hanging by her side, and legs slightly apart. The drawing does not include the head, facial features, or detailed hair. There is no clothing depicted, and the background is plain with subtle texture. A red stamp labeled "ARCHIVAL MATERIAL" is located in the lower section of the drawing. — Untitled [standing female nude with right hand on hip] [recto]

Richard Diebenkorn

1955

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

by descent to Phyllis Diebenkorn, the artist's wife, Healdsburg, CA; gift to NGA, 2000.

Associated Names

Diebenkorn, Phyllis

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: 7043 B (Estate no.)

Markings

estate stamp

Wikidata ID

Q64628515

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