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Flotsam [working proof 1]

1992

Richard Diebenkorn

Associated Names

Richard Diebenkorn

Artist, American, 1922 - 1993

Renée Bott

Printer, American, active second half 20th century

The image features various shapes and lines, including circles, crosses, and intersecting lines. The composition appears abstract, resembling a collage of mechanical parts or cosmic symbols. Circular forms with inner rings and crisscrossing lines suggest gears and dials, while crosses and angular lines evoke navigational symbols or coded messages. The overall composition is reminiscent of a mechanical blueprint or a celestial map, inviting curiosity about the significance of each form.

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Artwork overview

Medium

aquatint with drypoint on Rives paper [working proof 1]
Credit Line

Gift of Kathan Brown
Dimensions

30 x 22 in.
Accession Number

2024.132.278
Catalogue Raisonné

[working proof 1]
Copyright

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

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