Richard Diebenkorn (1922-1993)
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Richard Diebenkorn (1922-1993)

Untitled

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Richard Diebenkorn (1922-1993)
Untitled
signed with the artist's initials and dated 'RD 85-87' (lower left)
gouache, wax crayon and graphite on paper
38 x 22 ¾ in. (96.5 x 57.7 cm.)
Executed in 1985-197.
Provenance
M. Knoedler and Co., New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 1987
Literature
J. Livingston and A. Liguori, eds., Richard Diebenkorn: The Catalogue Raisonné, Volume Four: Catalogue Entries 3762-5197, New Haven and London, 2016, p. 388, no. 4645 (illustrated).
Exhibited
New York, M. Knoedler and Co., Richard Diebenkorn, November 1987, p. 21, no. 26 (illustrated).
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Lot Essay

“The pervasive use of linear incident and other drawing-based elements throughout the work forms a critical focus on both representation and abstraction. While the degree of continuity and change varies within each period and from period to period, the process of making marks that define space and form across a plane was essential to Diebenkorn’s approach at every stage of his career.”  (J. Livingston and A. Liguori, eds., Richard Diebenkorn: The Catalogue Raisonné, Volume One, New Haven and London, 2016, p. 119)

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