Diebenkorn, who died in 1993, long ago entered the pantheon of great modernist artists. Diebenkorn, however, preferred california to the competitive new york art scene, and became a leading artist among the bay area figurative painters. The art of richard diebenkorn, jane livingston boeken. Calenture by kent shaw and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The catalogue raisonne by livingston, jane, liguori, andrea, elderfield, john, fine, ruth, nash, steven isbn. Richard diebenkorn is an expanded edition of gerald nordlands authoritative study of the painter, first published in 1987 and now reissued by rizzoli, a leading publisher of fineart books.
Paintings and works on paper 19461952 will be accompanied by a special presentation of the artist s wartime work loaned by richard diebenkorn foundation. Nash is president of the board of directors of the richard diebenkorn foundation. A highly influential midcentury american artist, richard diebenkorn is known for his abstract landscape paintings, in particular the ocean park series, which he exhibited when representing america at the 1978 venice biennale. What famed painter richard diebenkorn taught artist tony. The book covers diebenkorns three distinct periods, which saw him gain recognition as a leading abstract expressionist in the early 1950s, then turn to figurative painting, before embarking on a highly successful period of abstract paintings and drawings the ocean park series. It is a hardcover book published with a dust jacket by rizzoli, new york.
Revised and expanded by gerald nordland is a detailed look at the artwork and life of the acclaimed american artist richard diebenkorn. He hoped i would see my way to more serious work and would find myself turning towards medicine, law, or business. Kellys cove press is an independent book publisher that releases high quality print editions of literature and art from californian authors and visual artists. Carte postale moderne whitney museum of american art richard diebenkorn girl looking at the landscape and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The art of richard diebenkorn will give readers with an interest in all phases of modernism new thoughts about the relationship between abstraction and representation. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Home artists abstract expressionism richard diebenkorn all works richard diebenkorn. Recognized as a major figure in postwar american painting, richard diebenkorn 19221993 was an artist. Recognized as a major figure in postwar american painting, richard diebenkorn 19221993 was an artist strongly identified with california but. Early in his career, he created abstract paintings that combined landscape influence, aerial perspective, and a deeply personal calligraphic language. The celebrated american artist richard diebenkorn 19221993 was a singular figure in postwar american art.
List of works all artworks by date 110 list of works. Diebenkorn attended lowell high school from 193740, and entered stanford university in 1940. Get the best deals on richard diebenkorn art prints when you shop the largest online selection at. A visually striking object measuring nearly 10 by 12. Richard diebenkorn by gerald nordland and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Throughout his long career, seminal california artist richard diebenkorn stanford ba 49 always kept a sketchbooka portable studio, as he called itto.
Buy the art of richard diebenkorn ahmansonmurphy fine arts book 1st edition by jane livingston isbn. Books by richard diebenkorn author of richard diebenkorn. Being in the presence of a great artist can inspire a mix of admiration, anxiety, and awe. See more ideas about richard diebenkorn, drawings and bay area figurative movement.
Richard diebenkorn april 22, 1922 march 30, 1993 was an american painter. Kellys cove press publishers of california art and. Recognized as a major figure in postwar american paint. It contains numerous color and black and white photographs pf diebenkorns work. See all books authored by richard diebenkorn, including richard diebenkorn, and richard diebenkorn small paintings from ocean park, and more on. The book covers diebenkorns three distinct periods, which saw him gain. The quintessential book on the beloved california artist reveals new scholarly research and firsthand reflections by fellow artists and friends and relatives. When he was two years old his father, who was a hotel supply sales executive, relocated the family to san francisco. Richard diebenkorn s most popular book is richard diebenkorn. Where we are the current searchable selection of paintings, works on paper and prints is only an introduction to the full body of richard diebenkorn s output. All twentynine sketchbooks are represented, including one reproduced in its entirety.
Richard diebenkorn paintings, bio, ideas theartstory. Diebenkorns work is often highly gestural and layered, his use of the medium. Early in his career, he created abstract paintings. Richard diebenkorn earned a ba at stanford university and an ma at the university of new mexico. A retrospective, published by rizzoli new york in 2019, is the most comprehensive monograph on the distinguished american painter, draftsman, and printmaker for readers of all backgrounds and levels of interest. Wayne thiebaud is a painter best known for his still lifes and landscapes who made his career on the west coast. Diebenkorn s shift from abstract landscape to a more figurative style that had begun in 1954 can be seen in this painting.
Still life with book, 1958 x cm by richard diebenkorn artwork type. Richard diebenkorn has 17 books on goodreads with 129 ratings. Together these bring the artists rich, fourdecadelong career into focus. Richard diebenkorn, untitled ocean park, 1986, acrylic, gouache, crayon, graphite, and pasted paper on paper, 17 x 29 in.
In late 1988, and continuing as a traveling exhibition throughout 1989, diebenkorns works on paper were organized into a major show and book by the museum of modern arts curator john elderfield. Known as the ocean park paintings, these paintings were instrumental to his achievement of. More than 500 full color images show off stunning gestural sketches and glimpses of the artists lived experiences. The celebrated american artist richard diebenkorn 19221993 was a. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. Richard diebenkorn smithsonian american art museum. Stunningly illustrated, with 192 fullcolor reproductions, this book is an exhilarating testament to a distinctive american artist. The sketchbooks revealed provides a unique look into this previously inaccessible trove of images.
Richard diebenkorn 1922 1993 was an american painter whose early work is associated with abstract expressionism and the bay area figurative movement of the 1950s and 1960s. These representational drawings, to be installed on the third floor of the gallery, were made during the artist s military service from 1943 to 1945, a period. Inspired by the openness and light of the california landscape, the american painter diebenkorn 192293 developed a unique modernist style, characterized by geometric forms, a bright palette, and thick brushwork. Art critic michael kimmelman described diebenkorn as one of the premier american painters of the postwar era, whose deeply lyrical abstractions evoked the shimmering light and wideopen spaces of. Twenty years after his death, a big moment has finally arrived for artist richard diebenkorn with two major exhibits and two new, lavishly produced books. A comprehensive new monograph featuring a revelatory interview with artist wayne thiebaud. His later work best known as the ocean park paintings were instrumental to his achievement of worldwide acclaim. While serving in the marine corps during world war ii, he had the opportunity to visit the phillips collection in washington, d. Richard diebenkorn ocean park giclee art paper print poster reproduction.
Interior with a book by richard diebenkorn art world. Even at its most abstract, diebenkorns work remains rooted in the outside world, and he is celebrated for capturing his surroundings on canvas without representing them literally. Art, sketch book, human figure drawing, richard diebenkorn, life drawing, male figure drawing. As with many abstract painters of the 1940s and 1950s, think rothko and his subway series, the path to abstraction for richard diebenkorn lay in taking familiar objects and views and finding new ways of interpreting them. Richard diebenkorn abstract and contemporary art gea bosscher on artstack art likes.
Richard diebenkorn books list of books by author richard. Modern art paintings abstract richard diebenkorn 32 ideas for 2019 richard diebenkorn thanks to freddie salas for introducing me to r. The art of richard diebenkorn ahmansonmurphy fine arts book. This book captures the modernist works of diebenkorn, who passed away in 1993. Richard diebenkorn ocean horizon green will always be my fav but blue. The artist maintained that works such as this one had been partly influenced by his friends elmer bischoff and david park, who had turned away from landscape toward the figure. Tony berlant is an artist living in southern california. The art of richard diebenkorn by jane livingston goodreads. Fines title for her essay on richard diebenkorn 19221993 aptly describes the career of this phenomenally important and gifted artist.
Born in 1922 in portland, oregon, and raised in the san francisco bay area, diebenkorn began drawing as a toddler, eventually going on to study art. In the late 1960s he began his extensive series of geometric, lyrical abstract paintings. My father didnt think being an artist was a respectable or worthy goal for a man. Sasha nicholas is an independent curator and art historian specializing in american art. Richard diebenkorn april 22, 1922 march 30, 1993 was an american painter and printmaker.