Ocean Park #83

1975

Richard Diebenkorn

Associated Names
Richard Diebenkorn

Painter, American, 1922 - 1993

This painting shows straight lines and rectangular shapes in various colors. The largest shape is a large beige rectangle on the left. On the right are several vertical stripes of different colors, including blue, black, white, lavender, yellow, and seafoam green. At the top, there are horizontal stripes in earthy tones, such as rusty red, beige, cream, and soft gray. Near the upper left corner, where these lines meet, there are some rectangular shapes in red, white, and orange. At the very top there are three thin lines in blue, white, and red. The brushstrokes in this painting are thick and visible, and there are some faint gray and blue lines within some of the rectangular shapes.

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Marlborough Gallery, Inc., New York); purchased 9 July 1975 by the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington; acquired 2014 by the National Gallery of Art.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1975

  • Richard Diebenkorn: The Ocean Park Series, Recent Work, Marlborough Gallery, New York, 6-27 December 1975.

1976

  • Richard Diebenkorn Retrospective, Albright Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo; Cincinnati Art Museum; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington; Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Oakland Museum of California, 1976-1977.

1978

  • 38th Venice Biennial, 1978.

1982

  • Acquisitions Since 1975, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, 5 November 1982-16 January 1983, unpublished checklist.

2008

  • The American Evolution: A History through Art, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, 1 March-27 July 2008, unpublished checklist.

2011

  • Richard Diebenkorn: The Ocean Park Series, Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth; Orange County Museum of Art, Newport Beach; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, 2011-2012.

Inscriptions

lower right: RD, 75; upper right reverse: R DIEBENKORN / OCEAN PARK #83 - 1975

Wikidata ID

Q46639887

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