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Richard Diebenkorn Art

American, 1922-1993

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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Artist: Richard Diebenkorn
Folsom Street Variation III (Primaries)

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 ...

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Late 20th Century Abstract Expressionist Richard Diebenkorn Art

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Aquatint

Seated Woman in a Striped Dress

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 ...

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1960s Abstract Expressionist Richard Diebenkorn Art

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Lithograph

Untitled, 1983 (Eight by Eight to Celebrate the Temporary Contemporary)
Untitled, 1983 (Eight by Eight to Celebrate the Temporary Contemporary)

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...

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20th Century Contemporary Richard Diebenkorn Art

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Paper, Lithograph

Poems of W.B. Yeats (with 6 Etchings by Richard Diebenkorn, ~21% OFF)
Poems of W.B. Yeats (with 6 Etchings by Richard Diebenkorn, ~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...

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1990s Modern Richard Diebenkorn Art

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Etching

Seated Nude

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...

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1960s Abstract Expressionist Richard Diebenkorn Art

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Lithograph

SEATED NUDE IN A CHEMISE

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, ...

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1960s Richard Diebenkorn Art

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Lithograph

Untitled (Urbana Series)
Untitled (Urbana Series)

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...

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1950s Abstract Expressionist Richard Diebenkorn Art

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Paper, Ink

Seated Woman in Chemise

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...

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1960s Abstract Expressionist Richard Diebenkorn Art

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Lithograph

Untitled (for Harvey Gantt)

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...

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1990s Abstract Expressionist Richard Diebenkorn Art

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Poems of W.B. Yeats.
Poems of W.B. Yeats.

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...

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1990s Richard Diebenkorn Art

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Paper

"Portrait of Phyllis #22" from the suite "41 Etchings and Drypoints"
"Portrait of Phyllis #22" from the suite "41 Etchings and Drypoints"

"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...

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Late 20th Century Abstract Expressionist Richard Diebenkorn Art

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Etching

Blue Softground

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...

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20th Century Abstract Richard Diebenkorn Art

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Etching, Aquatint

Seated Woman in a Striped Dress, from Seated Woman series
Seated Woman in a Striped Dress, from Seated Woman series

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...

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1960s Modern Richard Diebenkorn Art

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Lithograph

Tri-Color II
Tri-Color II

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 ...

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1980s Abstract Expressionist Richard Diebenkorn Art

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Untitled, Richard Diebenkorn

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...

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20th Century Abstract Richard Diebenkorn Art

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Lithograph

Six Softground Etchings, #1

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...

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Mid-20th Century American Modern Richard Diebenkorn Art

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Etching

Seated Nude

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...

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1960s American Modern Richard Diebenkorn Art

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  • 1stDibs ExpertOctober 30, 2024
    How much the Ocean Park painting is worth may vary because there are actually more than one of these paintings by Richard Diebenkorn. 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. In 2018, Ocean Park #126 sold for more than $23.9 million at auction, establishing a new record selling price for the American artist. Known for his gestural yet geometric depictions of American landscapes, Richard Diebenkorn blended Abstract Expressionism and figurative painting like no other artist before him. Shop a collection of Richard Diebenkorn art on 1stDibs.