Richard diebenkorn landscapes

We take a look at ten artists who have made their mark on the age old genre of landscape painting in the modern and contemporary period.

This is the second of three postings on the work of Richard Diebenkorn and is looking specifically at his ‘Berkeley’ series. For an overview of his work and biographical notes see the previous blog post. Richard Diebenkorn's Berkeley series were executed in a twenty-month period between 1953 and 1955. Apart from being my personal favourites of his work, mainly because they’re colourful semi-abstracted landscapes, these paintings give the viewer an excellent opportunity to examine the work of…

I went and saw the Richard Diebenkorn Berkeley Years show at the de Young museum the other day. I have, over the years, had mixed feeling about Diebenkorn--never, for instance, being as enamored of his figurative work as many folks seem to be. But as in my thirties I have found myself turning and returning more and more to mid-century abstract painting, both my fondness and respect for his abstract work has continued to increase. Of course the pinnacle of this is his Ocean Park series. For…

A beautifully arranged overview of Richard Diebenkorn’s work, from blazing California abstracts to figuration and back again, dazzles and delight

Richard Diebenkorn (1922 – 1993) had a long career as a painter and inevitably his work and style of painting evolved in different ways over his lifetime. For that reason I’m putting up three different posts on him. This first one has a brief look at his work from his whole career, the others are more specific; further down you’ll see mention of both Diebenkorn’s ‘Berkeley’ series, and his ‘Ocean Park’ series, that feature in the next two blogs. Richard Diebenkorn was born in Portland…

View MAN DRAWING By Diebenkorn Richard; oil on canvas; . Access more artwork lots and estimated & realized auction prices on MutualArt.

Richard Diebenkorn. Berkeley, 46. 1955. Oil on canvas. 58 7/8 x 61 7/8" (149.6 x 157.2 cm). Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Gifford Phillips. 188.1973. © 2024 Richard Diebenkorn. Painting & Sculpture

lawrenceleemagnuson: Richard Diebenkorn (USA 1922-1993) Driveway (1956) oil on canvas 45.7 x 50.8 cm

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