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Blue Club [working proof 7]

1981

Richard Diebenkorn

Associated Names

Richard Diebenkorn

Artist, American, 1922 - 1993

The image features bold lines and shapes, including a prominent figure resembling a club symbol on a grayscale background. The composition suggests forms like playing card suits, particularly emphasizing the shape of a club. Fine etched lines traverse the image, and two smaller club shapes appear faintly in the upper right portion.

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Artwork overview

Medium

aquatint with photo-lithograph on wove paper [working proof]
Credit Line

Gift of Crown Point Press and the Artist, in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art
Dimensions

plate: 47.8 x 45.2 cm (18 13/16 x 17 13/16 in.)
sheet: 71.7 x 55 cm (28 1/4 x 21 5/8 in.)
Accession Number

1991.235.8
Copyright

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

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

by later hand, lower right verso in graphite: Diebenkorn: Blue Club WP*7 NGA; by later hand, lower left verso in graphite: WP55

Wikidata ID

Q75117752

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