Richard Diebenkorn Original Vintage SF California Bay Area Figurative Seated Woman In Interior Oil Painting

Original mid 1960s vintage oil on canvas of an expressive figurative portrait of a woman sitting in a booth, with a cup of coffee and book, in an interior with a windiw in the background by San Francisco Bay Area Figurative movement painter, Richard Diebenkorn. (April 22,1922- March 30, 1993). The painting's dimensions are approximately 18" x 24", plus frame. In frame, the framed artwork measures approximately 23.75" x 29.5". The painting is signed with the artist's initials in the upper right corner in larger lettering, RD, and the year "59 . The solitary figure in an interior, in front of a window, (with structural grids in the booth and window), visually illustrates Diebenkorn working through the geometric principles that later defined his career. The contemplative woman with her coffee, and the striking green, red, and blue shows the influence of Edward Hopper, who strongly influenced Diebenkorn's work. painting is in good overall condition. There are a a handful of tiny spots of paint missing throughout the entire painting. Please review all images for details of condition. Richard Diebenkorn was a pioneering postwar American painter and printmaker whose celebrated career shifted seamlessly between abstraction and representation. Best known for capturing the distinct light, color, and coastal horizons of California, he forged an independent path alongside the Abstract Expresssionist Movement and co- founded the Bay Area Figurative movement. Richard Diebenkorn's work is divided into three different phases, stylistically: Early Abstract Expressionism- (1940s-1955)- Influenced heavily by artists like Henri Matisse and Edward Hopper, Diebenkorn began painting gestural abstractions that reacted directly to the light and landscapes of the places he lived, including Albuquerque and early Berkeley. Bay Area Figurative Movement- (1955-1966)- At the peak of Abstract Expressionism's popularity, , Diebenkorn shocked critics by returning to representational art. Alongside peers like David Park and Elmer Bischoff, he painted landscapes, still lifes, and solitary human figures, (frequently women), utilizing broad, geometric planes of color. Ocean Park Series- (1967-1988)- After relocating to Santa Monica, he abruptly abandoned figuration and returned to abstraction. This massive, monumental project became his signature achievement. This series captures the radiant, hazy coastal light of Southern California using lyrical lines, and transparent layers of paint. Born in Portland, Oregon, Diebenkorn moved with his family to San Francisco, at the age of two. His early love of art was championed by his grandmother. He entered Stanford University in 1940, to study studio art and art history. His education was interrupted by World War II, during which he served in the Marine Corps. While stationed near Washington, D.C., he frequently visited the Phillips Collection, where viewing masterpieces by Matisse and Picasso permanently altered his creative vision. After the war, he utilized the G.I. Bill to continue his studies at the San Francisco Art Institute, and later earned a degree from Stanford University and the University of New Mexico. Diebenkorn"s work is characterized by a painstaking process of constant reworking. He left behind visible traces of earlier layers known as pentimento, which gave his canvases an evocative sense of time and space. Over Diebenkorn's forty- five- year career, his unique command of geometric balance and atmospheric light brought him global acclaim. He was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Letters in 1967, an and was awarded the National Medal of Art by President George H. W. Bush, in 1991. Richard Diebenkorn's work is held in the permanent collections of major museums across theUnited States. The deepest concentrations of his work reside in California Institutions, though premier museums on the East Coast and across the Midwest hold several of his career- defining masterpieces. The primary public collections featuring his work include the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMoMA), the de Young Museum/ Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, Cantor Arts Center at Stanford University, the Oakland Museum of California, the Phillips Collection, the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), the Whitney Museum of American Art, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, in New York Contact Us: Pacificfineart@gmail.com 424-259-3290