Untitled (from Club/Spade Group 1981-82)

1982

Richard Diebenkorn

Associated Names
Richard Diebenkorn

Artist, American, 1922 - 1993

The image features thick, bold red lines and curves, with a large vertical line in the center. The red shapes suggest an elongated form resembling an umbrella or stylized tree, with an arching canopy at the top and outward extending branches at the bottom. The composition evokes structured yet fluid forms of natural and man-made objects.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gouache, crayon, and graphite on calendered paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Diebenkorn

  • Dimensions

    overall: 96.5 x 63.5 cm (38 x 25 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1992.90.1

  • Copyright

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

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Richard Diebenkorn, Healdsburg, CA; gift to NGA, 1992

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1997

  • "Richard Diebenkorn", Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth; The Phillips Collection, Washington; San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, 1997-1999, no. 190.

2000

  • Drawings and Prints from the Permanent Collection (Summer 2000), National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2000, as Untitled (related to Club/Spade Group '81-82).

2001

  • A Century of Drawing, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2001-2002, no. 129, as Untitled (related to Club/Spade Group '81-82).

Bibliography

1997

  • Livingston, Jane. The Art of Richard Diebenkorn. Berkeley, 1997: pl. 190.

2001

  • A Century of Drawing. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2001-2002: no. 129.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: RD 82

Wikidata ID

Q64620476

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