two san francisco art galleries are presenting landmark exhibitions of paintings by richard diebenkorn and helen frankenthaler during april, may, and june 2010.
richard diebenkorn | paintings and drawings from the collection of christopher diebenkorn at the paul thiebaud gallery opened on 20 april 2010 and runs until 26 june 2010.
instead of the gestural techniques of the abstract expressionist and color field painting movements of the 1950's, richard diebenkorn (1922-1993) developed a more controlled style, where the geometric lines accumulated during the drawing and painting process remain visible.
in addition to other modern artists and his academic colleagues, diebenkorn's residential location influenced his work. here are some highlights from the show, which not only features abstract works from diebenkorn's earlier sausalito (1947-1949), albuquerque (1950-1952), urbana (1952-1953), and berkeley (1953-1966) periods, but also from his later santa monica (1966-1988), and healdsburg (1988-1993) periods.
richard diebenkorn | paintings and drawings from the collection of christopher diebenkorn at the paul thiebaud gallery opened on 20 april 2010 and runs until 26 june 2010.
instead of the gestural techniques of the abstract expressionist and color field painting movements of the 1950's, richard diebenkorn (1922-1993) developed a more controlled style, where the geometric lines accumulated during the drawing and painting process remain visible.
in addition to other modern artists and his academic colleagues, diebenkorn's residential location influenced his work. here are some highlights from the show, which not only features abstract works from diebenkorn's earlier sausalito (1947-1949), albuquerque (1950-1952), urbana (1952-1953), and berkeley (1953-1966) periods, but also from his later santa monica (1966-1988), and healdsburg (1988-1993) periods.
sausalito...
richard diebenkorn | untitled | 1948 | watercolor, ink and paper tape on paper | 20 1/4 x 14 7/8 inches
richard diebenkorn | untitled | 1951 | gouache on paper | 40 5/8 x 36 inches
urbana...
richard diebenkorn | untitled (urbana) | 1952 | ink and gouache on paper | 13 1/2 x 11 1/2 inches
photo paul thiebaud gallery
berkeley...
richard diebenkorn | cityscape #4 | 1963 | oil on canvas | 47 x 53 3/4 inches
photo paul thiebaud gallery
santa monica...
richard diebenkorn | invented landscape | 1977 | gouache and crayon on paper | 16 3/4 x 13 7/8 inches
photo paul thiebaud gallery
healdsburg...
richard diebenkorn | untitled #10 | 1991 | crayon, graphite, synthetic polymer, and pasted paper on paper | 22 x 39 5/8 inches
photo paul thiebaud gallery
the exhibition also features representational figural drawings, still life drawings, landscapes, and cityscapes from the different phases of diebenkorn's career.
which style and 'location' do you prefer?
