Touched Red [working proof 2]

1991

Richard Diebenkorn

Associated Names
Richard Diebenkorn

Artist, American, 1922 - 1993

The image displays a composition of vertical and horizontal lines forming an upright rectangular shape. The rough, textured surface and irregular outlines suggest the worn surface of a wooden door or panel. At the top left corner, there is an irregular curved line resembling a hinge. Vertical divisions evoke the appearance of wooden planks. Subtle variations in shading and texture hint at weathered surfaces and architectural details.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    ink-transfer aquatint with graphite on Rives heavyweight paper [working proof]

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Crown Point Press

  • Dimensions

    plate: 60.3 x 40.3 cm (23 3/4 x 15 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 92.7 x 66.7 cm (36 1/2 x 26 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1996.94.14

  • Copyright

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

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

2000

  • Drawings and Prints from the Permanent Collection (Summer 2000), National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2000.

Bibliography

1997

  • Thirty-five Years at Crown Point Press. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington; The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, 1997-1998: no. 183*.

Wikidata ID

Q75398237

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