© The Richard Diebenkorn Foundation
Currently not on view
Seated Woman,
1964
Richard Diebenkorn, 1922–1993; born Portland, OR; died Berkeley, CA; active Bay Area, CA, and Santa Monica, CA
2005-243
Diebenkorn’s dramatic return to figurative painting between 1956 and 1966 is exemplified in this vibrant gouache of a seated woman in a patterned robe. A monochromatic wash drawing of the same subject was included in an April 1964 exhibition of the artist’s work at Stanford University and was reproduced on the printed exhibition poster. Diebenkorn painted over several of the posters with gouache, creating unique variations on the composition. In this tautly layered example, the dynamic interaction between the printed lines and the broadly brushed colors reflects the interplay between representation and abstraction that is found throughout the artist’s work.
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Title
Seated Woman
Dates
1964
Maker
Medium
Gouache
Dimensions
56.6 x 36.5 cm (22 5/16 x 14 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of the Neidig family: Christy Neidig (daughter of Lorenz E A Eitner, Graduate Class of 1952) and William Neidig, Class of 1970, and Stephanie Neidig, Class of 2008
Object Number
2005-243
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