Known for his gestural yet geometric depictions of American landscapes, Richard Diebenkorn blended Abstract Expressionism and figurative painting like no other artist before him.
Born in Portland, Oregon, but raised in San Francisco, California, Diebenkorn studied art history at Stanford University before enlisting in the Marines. Afterward, on the G.I. Bill, he enrolled at California School of Fine Arts (now San Francisco Art Institute) in 1946, where he became an instructor a year later. In 1950, he pursued a master’s degree at the University of New Mexico.
He lived and worked for a period during the postwar years in New York City, where he met Mark Rothko and immersed himself in Robert Motherwell’s art. However, the perspective that Diebenkorn brought to his paintings and prints was firmly rooted in the West Coast. His canvases, even when he worked in an abstract style, evoked California’s sandy coastlines and varied topography — one of the attributes that set him apart from contemporaries such as Willem de Kooning and Philip Guston.
Diebenkorn is acclaimed for his representational paintings; he was a founding member of the Bay Area Figurative movement, along with David Park and Elmer Bischoff. But he is best known for his lyrical abstract work. He explored abstraction during the 1950s before switching to figuration — creating still lifes and working with live models — and then returned to abstraction, developing a distinctive style that was entirely his own.
When Diebenkorn moved to Southern California, he began to teach at UCLA and commenced work on what would become his enduring “Ocean Park” series, named for the Santa Monica suburb he called home as of 1966 and inspired by the view from his studio — in particular, the light on the landscape outside the windows as framed by the windows themselves. The influence of Henri Matisse loomed large too. Diebenkorn had been an admirer of Matisse’s work since his days in the military, and in 1964, a trip to see the French painter’s work at the State Hermitage Museum in Leningrad proved monumental for him.
The “Ocean Park” series, created over the span of two decades, comprised more than 140 large paintings with gentle, shimmering compositions of color arranged in geometric harmony, with the texture of Diebenkorn’s constant reworking of the paint coming through.
“All paintings start out of a mood, out of a relationship with things or people, out of a complete visual impression,” Diebenkorn once said. Today, his work can be found in the collections of the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Phillips Collection, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and more.
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Poems of W.B. Yeats (with 6 Etchings by Richard Diebenkorn, ~21% OFF)
By Richard Diebenkorn
Located in Kansas City, MO
Richard Diebenkorn Poems of W.B. Yeats (with 6 Etchings by Richard Diebenkorn) Year: 1990 Size: 10.5 x 8.25 (26.67 x 20.95 cm) (each) Edition: 314 of 400 Signed in pencil “R Diebenko...
Etching
Folsom Street Variation III (Primaries)
By Richard Diebenkorn
Located in New York, NY
Superb color work by American Abstract Expressionist master Richard Diebenkorn, from a limited edition of 60. Signed by Diebenkorn and numbered in pencil. Published by Crown Point ...
Aquatint
Untitled (for Harvey Gantt)
By Richard Diebenkorn
Located in New York, NY
A very good impression of this color lithograph on Rives BFK. Initialed, dated and numbered 183/250 in pencil. Printed and published by Gemini G.E.L., Los Angeles, with the blind sta...
Color, Lithograph
Blue Softground
By Richard Diebenkorn
Located in New York, NY
Created by Richard Diebenkorn in 1985, Blue Softground is a color etching and aquatint on wove paper. Hand-signed with initials, dated, and numbered from the edition of 35, the artwo...
Etching, Aquatint
$19,850
Untitled, 1983 (Eight by Eight to Celebrate the Temporary Contemporary)
By Richard Diebenkorn
Located in Greenwich, CT
Richard Diebenkorn's Untitled from 1983 is one of the prints included in the famed 'Eight by Eight to Celebrate the Temporary Contemporary' portfolio published by MOCA as a fundraise...
Paper, Lithograph
Richard Diebenkorn - Ojai Festival VIP, Deluxe Signed Limited Edition lithograph
By Richard Diebenkorn
Located in New York, NY
Richard Diebenkorn - Ojai Festival - VIP Deluxe Signed Limited Edition, 1980 Lithograph with offset lettering Boldly signed "R Diebenkorn" and numbered 49 in blue marker with the art...
Lithograph, Offset
Art Card: Richard Diebenkorn -Girl With Flowered Background, 1962 - Hand Signed
By Richard Diebenkorn
Located in New York, NY
Art Card: Richard Diebenkorn -Girl With Flowered Background, 1962 (Hand Signed by Richard Diebenkorn), 1994 Offset lithograph postcard (hand signed by Richard Diebenkorn) This offset...
Postcard
Richard Diebenkorn Poindexter Gallery Ocean Park-era Autographed, Signed Letter
By Richard Diebenkorn
Located in New York, NY
Poindexter Gallery Era Autographed Letter, postmarked May 12, 1968 Ink on postmarked correspondence card Postmarked Santa Monica, California, May 12, 1968. This letter was sent to Da...
Ink, Postcard
Richard Diebenkorn, Olympic Lithograph, 1984, Deluxe signed Lt Ed w/official COA
By Richard Diebenkorn
Located in New York, NY
Richard Diebenkorn 1984 Olympic Lithograph (Hand signed deluxe limited edition w/Olympic Committee COA), 1982 Lithograph with offset lettering on 100% cotton Parsons Diploma Parchmen...
Lithograph
"Portrait of Phyllis #22" from the suite "41 Etchings and Drypoints"
By Richard Diebenkorn
Located in San Francisco, CA
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 title...
Etching
Seated Woman in Chemise
By Richard Diebenkorn
Located in New York, NY
A very good impression of this scarce, early lithograph on Rives BFK. Artist's proof, aside from the edition of 100. Initialed, dated and inscribed "a...
Lithograph
Poems of W.B. Yeats.
By Richard Diebenkorn
Located in New York, NY
DIEBENKORN, Richard. Poems of W.B. Yeats. Selected and introduced by Helen Vendler. xxv, [3], 171, [2] pp. 4to, 260 x 205 mm, bound in half red morocco over green cloth, in a gre...
Paper
Seated Nude
By Richard Diebenkorn
Located in New York, NY
A very good impression of this scarce, early lithograph on Rives BFK. Artist's proof, aside from the edition of 100. Initialed, dated and inscribed "a. p. II" in ink, lower margin. P...
Lithograph
Untitled, Richard Diebenkorn
By Richard Diebenkorn
Located in New York, NY
This beautiful original six-color lithograph, printed on Arches Cover White paper in 1982, was created by Richard Diebenkorn and is monogrammed by the artist in pencil, dated and num...
Lithograph
Untitled (Urbana Series)
By Richard Diebenkorn
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A drawing by Richard Diebenkorn. This Untitled work from the Urbana Series is an ink of paper, abstract drawing by Post War, Bay Area Figurat...
Paper, Ink
Seated Woman in a Striped Dress, from Seated Woman series
By Richard Diebenkorn
Located in Palo Alto, CA
Created in 1965, this lithograph on Arches paper is hand-signed by Richard Diebenkorn (Oregon, 1922 - Berkeley, 1993) in ink in the lower right margin and is numbered from the edition of 100 in pen in the lower left margin. Printed by Joseph Zirker, Los Angeles. About the Framing: Framed to museum-grade, conservation standards, Richard Diebenkorn Seated Woman...
Lithograph
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Tri-Color II
By Richard Diebenkorn
Located in Palo Alto, CA
Chuck Close Self Portrait, 2012 is hand-signed by Chuck Close (Washington, 1940 - New York, 2021) in pencil in the lower right margin and is ...
Etching, Aquatint
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Six Softground Etchings, American Modern, Mid-20th Century, Framed
By Richard Diebenkorn
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
A highly influential mid-century American artist, Richard Diebenkorn is known for his abstract landscape paintings, in particular, the "Ocean Park" series, which he exhibited when re...
Etching
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1960s Seated Nude Lithograph, American Modern Style, Framed
By Richard Diebenkorn
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
A highly influential mid-century American artist, Richard Diebenkorn is known for his abstract landscape paintings, in particular, the "Ocean Park" series, which he exhibited when re...
Lithograph
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#24 (Phyllis seated in rattan chair) from 41 Etchings Drypoints
By Richard Diebenkorn
Located in New York, NY
Soft Ground Etching signed and dated in pencil: RD 65 numbered from the edition of 25
Etching
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#23 from 41 Etching Drypoints
By Richard Diebenkorn
Located in San Francisco, CA
Edition of 20
Etching
$1,450
H 17.5 in W 22.5 in
SIGNED 1960s Jean DUBUFFET print (Jean Dubuffet exhibition poster)
By Jean Dubuffet
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Jean Dubuffet Ustensiles Utopiques 1966: Hand-signed Jean Dubuffet lithographic poster published on the occasion of: "Jean Dubuffet, Recent Pa...
Offset, Laid Paper, Lithograph
$375
H 19.5 in W 25.5 in
Signed Lithograph from Ten Painters on War and Peace, 115/190, 1978
By Ivan Schwebel
Located in Aventura, FL
Lithograph in colors on arches paper. Hand signed and numbered by Ivan Schwebel. Edition 115/190. From the "Ten Painters on War and Peace" portfolio. Printed on May 10, 1978 to ...
Paper, Lithograph
Untitled - Etching by Sam Francis - 1989
By Sam Francis
Located in Roma, IT
Untitled is an original artwork realized in 1989 by Sam Francis. Etching, Aquatint and monotype in colors on BFK Rives Edition including 18 color variations, this one is signed and...
Aquatint, Etching
$1,400
H 23.04 in W 18.71 in D 0.04 in
André Lanskoy - Composition - Mourlot Lithographic Poster
By André Lanskoy
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
André LANSKOY (1902-1976) Composition Lithographic poster Editor: Mourlot Dimensions: 58.5 x 47.5 cm André Lanskoy was one of the great painters o...
Lithograph
$1,867
H 13.47 in W 12.01 in D 0.04 in
Zao Wou-ki - Moments - Original Aquatint with Hand-Signed Justification
By Zao Wou-Ki
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Zao Wou-ki - Moments - Original Aquatint Edition of 130 Dimensions: 34.2 x 30.5 cm Vellum paper BFK Rives 1996 Bibliography: Jørgen Ågerup, Zao Wou-Ki: The Graphic Work, A Catalogue ...
Aquatint
Henri Michaux - Beach - Original Lithograph
By Henri Michaux
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Henri Michaux - Beach - Original Lithograph 1956 Dimensions: 32 x 25 cm Edition: G. di San Lazzaro. From the art review XXème siècle Unsigned and unumbered as issued
Lithograph
$2,801
H 29.93 in W 22.05 in D 0.04 in
Jean Miotte - Abstract Composition - Original Signed Lithograph
By Jean Miotte
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Jean Miotte - Rare Original Signed Lithograph Title: Abstract Composition Dimensions: 76 x 56 cm Edition: 64/99 Signed and Numbered in pencil Jean Miotte, 1926 - 2016 Miotte came o...
Aquatint
$4,902
H 15.36 in W 11.23 in D 0.04 in
Zao Wou-ki - Original Lithograph - Abstract Composition
By Zao Wou-Ki
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Zao Wou-ki - Original Lithograph 1962 From La tentation de l’Occident Dimensions: 39 x 28.5 cm Publisher: Les Bibliophiles Comtois Edition of 170 Reference: Jørgen Ågerup 137 - 146...
Lithograph
Untitled
By Sam Francis
Located in London, GB
67.3 x 88.9 cms (26.5 x 35 ins) Edition of 50 Signed lower right, numbered lower left. Published by Nantenshi Gallery, Tokyo. Printed by Harumi Sonoyama at Gendai hanga Kobo Co...
Color, Lithograph
$445
H 15 in W 11 in
Alexander Calder Print, Abstract Style, 1968, Plate 4, Derriere le Miroir #173
By Alexander Calder
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Alexander Calder Title: Plate 4 Portfolio: Derriere le Miroir #173 Medium: Lithograph Date: 1968 Edition: Unnumbered Sheet Size: 15" x 11" Image Size: 15" x 11" Signature: Un...
Lithograph
Perimeter, Minimalist Abstract Etching by Jack Sonenberg
By Jack Sonenberg
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Jack Sonenberg, American/Canadian (1925 - ) Title: Perimeter Year: circa 1965 Medium: Etching with Aquatint, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: AP Size: 36 x 29.5 in. (9...
Etching, Aquatint
André Masson - Original Lithograph
By André Masson
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
André Masson - Composition Original Lithograph 1969 Dimensions: 32 x 25 cm Revue XXe Siècle Cahiers d'art published under the direction of G. di San Laz...
Lithograph
SEATED NUDE IN A CHEMISE
By Richard Diebenkorn
Located in Portland, ME
Diebenkorn, Richard. SEATED WOMAN IN A CHEMISE. Liithograph, 1965. Edition of 100, initialed and numbered 88/100 in ink. Printed on BFK Rives paper, and published by Original Press, ...
Lithograph
Tri-Color
By Richard Diebenkorn
Located in New York, NY
A very good impression of this color aquatint with hard-ground etching and drypoint. Initialed, dated and numbered 16/35 in pencil by Diebenkorn. Printed and published by Crown Point...
Color, Drypoint, Etching, Aquatint
Seated Woman in a Striped Dress
By Richard Diebenkorn
Located in New York, NY
A very good impression of this early lithograph on Arches. Initialed, dated and numbered 5/100 in pen and black ink. Printed and published by Original Press, San Francisco, with the ...
Lithograph
Double X
By Richard Diebenkorn
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Richard Diebenkorn (1922-1993) is a renowned American painter and printmaker. Diebenkorn is celebrated for his work across abstraction and figuration, moving between the two styles over the course of his career. Beginning his career in the mid-1940s, Diebenkorn moved from San Fransisco to Woodstock where he responded to the post-war cultural shift that ushered in abstract expressionism in New York and beyond. Dedicating nearly a decade to abstract expressionism, Diebenkorn gained prominence for his work before abruptly changing course. He began to explore figuration and become part of the first generation of the Bay Area Figurative Movement. Completed in 1987, "Double X...
Woodcut
Ocean Park
By Richard Diebenkorn
Located in New York, NY
Richard Diebenkorn Ocean Park, 1969 Lithograph 24.25h x 18.75w in
Lithograph
Eiffel Spade Etching Richard Diebenkorn, 1982 42/50
By Richard Diebenkorn
Located in Toledo, OH
Eiffel Spade limited edition etching by Richard Diebenkorn circa 1982. Initialed RD82 lower right. Crown point press blind stamp. 42 of a 50 edition. Dimensions: .5" depth x 22" W x ...
Paper
Seated Woman in a Striped Dress
By Richard Diebenkorn
Located in New York, NY
A superb, dark impression of this scarce lithograph. Initialed, dated and numbered 39/100 in pen and black ink by Diebenkorn. Printed and published by Original Press, San Francisco, ...
Lithograph
The Barbarian's Garden--Threatened
By Richard Diebenkorn
Located in New York, NY
A very good, richly-inked impression of this aquatint with scraping, burnishing and drypoint on Rives BFK. Initialed, dated and numbered 10/15 in pencil by Diebenkorn. Printed and pu...
Drypoint, Aquatint
Group of 4 lithographs
By Richard Diebenkorn
Located in New York, NY
Group contains "Untitled #2," "Untitled #4", "Untitled #5" and "Untitled #6." Each printed on Hahnemühle German etching paper. One initialed, dated and numbered 37/42 in pencil and t...
Lithograph
Woman Seated in an Armchair
By Richard Diebenkorn
Located in New York, NY
A very good impression of this scarce and early lithograph on Rives BFK. Initialed, dated and numbered in pencil by Diebenkorn. Printed and published by Original Press, San Francisco...
Lithograph
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H 26.25 in W 20 in
Richard Diebenkorn 'Seated Nude' Limited Edition, Signed Print
By Richard Diebenkorn
Located in San Rafael, CA
Richard Diebenkorn (1922-1993) Seated Nude, from Seated Woman Series, 1965 Lithograph on wove paper Initialed in ink, dated and numbered 78/100 With the blindstamp of the publisher/p...
Lithograph
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H 24.5 in W 21.5 in D 2.25 in
"Phyllis #40" from the suite "41 Etchings and Drypoints"
By Richard Diebenkorn
Located in San Francisco, CA
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 title...
Drypoint