Untitled (Spade and Club)

1977

Richard Diebenkorn

Associated Names
Richard Diebenkorn

Artist, American, 1922 - 1993

John Slivon

Printer, American

Stephen Thomas

Printer, American, active 1978

Crown Point Press

Publisher

The image displays bold black shapes on a light background with intersecting lines and forms. A large, dark club symbol is shown in the lower section, while an oversized spade symbol is depicted above within a rectangular black space. The shapes are bordered by linear etchings, resembling playing cards but with a modern twist.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    drypoint and aquatint in black on Rives BFK paper

  • Credit Line

    Eugene L. and Marie-Louise Garbáty Fund and Patrons' Permanent Fund

  • Dimensions

    image: 27.6 x 20 cm (10 7/8 x 7 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 32.4 x 51.1 cm (12 3/4 x 20 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1996.77.3

  • Copyright

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

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Kathan Brown, San Francisco, California; acquired 1996 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Inscriptions

across bottom below plate mark in graphite: OK proof RD77

Watermarks

(image of crown) UMBRIA / ITALIA

Wikidata ID

Q75398893

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