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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Art Card: Richard Diebenkorn, Ocean Park 30 (Hand Signed by Richard Diebenkorn)
By Richard Diebenkorn
Located in New York, NY
Art Card: Richard Diebenkorn, Ocean Park 30 (Hand Signed by Richard Diebenkorn) from the Estate of UACC President Cordelia Platt Offset lithograph card Hand signed and dated 8.12.88...
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
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
$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
$2,999Sale Price|21% Off
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
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
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
"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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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
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, #1
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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Seated Nude
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
$200Sale Price|20% Off
H 15 in W 11 in
1960s Antoni Tàpies Derrière le miroir cover (Tàpies prints)
By Antoni Tàpies
Located in NEW YORK, NY
1960s Antoni Tàpies Lithographic cover to Derrière le miroir: Lithographic publication cover; circa 1968. 11 x 15 inches. Good overall vintage condition as pictured. Unsigned from a...
Lithograph
$556Sale Price|20% Off
H 32 in W 20 in D 0.25 in
"Orange Row", Abstract Geometric Minimalist Composition w Ovals, Limited Edition
By Geoffrey Bowman
Located in Soquel, CA
"Orange Row", Abstract Geometric Minimalist Composition w Ovals, Limited Edition Delicate and perfect ovals in orange, yellow, red, and blue are purposefully arranged on lined paper...
Paper, Ink, Lithograph, Etching
$420
H 28 in W 40 in
Miami Art Deco Pool, Blue Cyanotype on Paper, Abstract Shapes Water Reflections
By Kind of Cyan
Located in Barcelona, ES
This is an exclusive handprinted limited edition cyanotype. "Miami Art Deco Pool" shows the movements of water over a tiled swimming pool floor. Details: + Title: Miami Art Deco Poo...
Emulsion, Watercolor, Photographic Paper, C Print, Lithograph, Other Medium
Ship of Cools (#1318)
By Jack Balas
Located in New York, NY
Full title: "Ship of Cools, or, A Jolly Load of Boatmen Flat-Out Crossing the Mainstream, Some Being Kings, and Some Being 'Vagabonds' (We Await Your Applause) (#1318)" Watercolor, acrylic, and ink on paper (Diptych) Signed in black ink, l.l. This artwork references George Caleb Bingham’s 1846 painting “The Jolly Flatboatmen...
Paper, Ink, Acrylic, Watercolor
$580
H 39.4 in W 27.6 in
Original Unused 1964 Avant La Lettre Lithograph Gaspar Room Metras Belarte
By Joan Miró
Located in Miami, FL
Joan Miró (Spain, 1893-1983) 'Sala Gaspar, Metras and Belarte Gallery (avant la lettre)', 1964 Lithograph on Paper (Cahiers d'Art magazine Nº4-5) Original lithograph without signing ...
Lithograph
$1,350
H 39 in W 27 in D 0.25 in
"Night Views" Silkscreen Print by The Skyscape Artist, 25/100
Located in Soquel, CA
"Night Views" Silkscreen Print by The Skyscape Artist, 25/100. By Tetsuro Sawada ( Japanese, 1933-1998) This raven black geometric abstraction focuses on hard-edged horizontal lines, color, and light, giving the impression of dusk through the "bokashi," or shading, technique, which is most difficult in the silkscreen medium, a good example of Sawada's theme of the infinite beyond, the silent emptiness of the universe. Signature in the bottom right corner reads, "T. Sawada '87," titled in the bottom center, "Night Views," and numbered, "25/100," in the bottom left corner. Presented in a new white mat. Paper size: 34"H x 22"W, Mat size: 39"H x 27"W Born in Hokkaido, Tetsuro Sawada (1933-1998, Japanese) graduated from Musashimo Art University where he majored in Western painting. In 1960, he began painting abstract oils...
Paper, Screen
$519
H 39.38 in W 27.56 in D 0.04 in
Hand Painted Edition-Sunset Song with Blue and Green-British Awarded Artist-No.2
Located in London, GB
Sunset Song with Blue and Green is part of Sunset Song Series, a major new body of work created by British awarded artist Shizico Yi for her solo exhibition Modern Ancient. Painted e...
Gesso, Oil, Acrylic, Archival Paper
Two Pembroke Studio Chairs
By David Hockney
Located in London, GB
A striking original lithograph from Hockney's popular The Moving Focus series with Cubist influences. Hockney depicts his studio interior with varying perspectives, shadows, views an...
Handmade Paper, Lithograph
$300
H 12.6 in W 25.6 in
Eduardo Chillida Spanish Artist 1980 Original Poster lithograph Unsigned
By Eduardo Chillida
Located in Miami, FL
"Eduardo Chillida (Spain, 1924-2002) 'Museum of Art Carneige Institute Pittsburg', 1980 Original poster from 1980 lithograph on paper 12.6 x 25.6 in. (32 x 65 cm.) Unsigned Unframed ...
Lithograph
Coenties Slip
By Charles Frederick William Mielatz
Located in Middletown, NY
Lower Manhattan and the Seaport as the artist imagined it would have appeared before 1835. New York: 1907. Etching with drypoint on Japon paper, 13 7/8 x 9 3/4 inches (353 x 248 mm...
Etching, Drypoint, Handmade Paper
$600
H 39.38 in W 39.38 in D 0.04 in
Hand painted Limited Edition-Rare Square format-British Awarded Artist-Rosarian
Located in London, GB
This stunning extra large hand painted Edition offers a grand scale visual treat to your space and enrich your daily life. Limited Edition only 3 are published, and it's surreal vs a...
Gesso, Archival Ink, Acrylic, Archival Paper, Giclée
$744Sale Price|20% Off
H 40 in W 83 in
Venice Seascape Triptych, Blue Lido Island Reflections, Contemporary Cyanotype
By Kind of Cyan
Located in Barcelona, ES
This series of cyanotype triptychs showcases the beauty of nature scenes, including stunning beaches and oceans, as well as the intricate textures of water, forests, and skies. These...
Lithograph, Monotype, Paper
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
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
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
Richard Diebenkorn, 'Ochre' 1983 Print
By Richard Diebenkorn
Located in Miami, FL
Richard Diebenkorn's 'Ochre' created in 1983 is a woodcut in colors on Mitsumata paper. It is signed in pencil and numbered 64/200. Please contact us with any further questions!
Woodcut
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H 36 in W 24 in
RICHARD DIEBENKORN Twelve 36" x 24" Offset Lithograph 2015 Abstract Pastel, Pink
By Richard Diebenkorn
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Poster printed for the exhibit "Richard Diebenkorn: Celebrating an Acquisition " held at de Young Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, April 25- October 4, 2015.
Lithograph, Offset
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