Richard Diebenkorn, "Portrait of Phyllis #22" from the suite "41 Etchings and Drypoints", 1965

Description

Richard Diebenkorn (American, April 22, 1922 – March 30, 1993) is associated with abstract expressionism and the Bay Area Figurative … more Richard Diebenkorn (American, April 22, 1922 – March 30, 1993) is associated with abstract expressionism and the Bay Area Figurative Movement of the 1950s and 1960s. This piece titled "Portrait of Phyllis #22" from the suite "41 Etchings and Drypoints" is an original Hardground etching on B.F.K Rives paper. Hand signed, and inscribed A.P (Artist Proof) in pencil by the artist. The artwork was created in 1964 and published in by Crown Point Press, San Francisco in a small edition of only 25 plus some A.P. printed by Kathan Brown at Crown Point Press, San Francisco. The image size (plate mark) is 8 x 6.15 inches, sheet size is 18.15 x 15.25 inches, framed size is 24.5 x 21.5 inches. It is beautifully custom framed in a wooden gold frame, with gold color bevel and fabric matting. It is in excellent condition.

About the artwork.

In 1965, Richard Diebenkorn began work on his widely acclaimed Ocean Park series, he produced a series of over one hundred figurative etchings, among them, domestic interiors, portraits of his wife, table-top still lifes, nudes, and San Francisco Bay Area landscapes. In 1965, forty-one of these prints were selected by the artist and published by Crown Point Press, Berkeley. Entitled 41 Etchings Drypoints, the edition of twenty-five is comprised of thirteen bound books and twelve portfolios. This selection of representational images, typical subjects of Diebenkorn's painting of this period and highly influential in what became known as Bay Area figuration, is presented in Richard Diebenkorn: The “41 Etchings Drypoints" Portfolio. Drawn from the collection of the Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery, the portfolio was donated to the gallery by Elinor Poindexter.

Richard Diebenkorn: “41 Etchings Drypoints suite” is held and has been shown in several museums including:

Katonah Museum of Art, Katonah, NY, Richard Diebenkorn Prints, July 25 - Oct 3, 2004
Stanford Museum 87/05/05 - 87/08/15
Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, Scottsdale, AZ, The Elegant Line: Richard Diebenkorn's Early Etchings and Drypoints, Nov 3, 2004 - Jan 30, 2005
Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Santa Barbara, CA, American Printmaking Renaissance, 1965 - 1995: Selections from the Anderson Collection, Feb 13 - April 11, 1999.
Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco
Witney museum, New york


About the artist

Diebenkorn was one of the premier American painters of the postwar era, whose deeply lyrical abstractions evoked the shimmering light and wide-open spaces of California, where he spent virtually his entire life. By the mid-1950s, Diebenkorn had become an important figurative painter, in a style that bridged Henri Matisse with abstract expressionism. Diebenkorn, Elmer Bischoff, Henry Villierme, David Park, James Weeks and others participated in a renaissance of figurative painting, dubbed the Bay Area Figurative Movement. He was educated at Stanford and at California School of Fine Arts in San Francisco, now known as the San Francisco Art Institute. less