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RICHARD DIEBENKORN (1922-1993)

 
Diebenkorn's Ocean Park series evokes the artist's delicate balance of light and color, his thoughtful composition, and the subtle integration of landscape elements, all of which simulate the coastal ambiance of his studio in Santa Monica. In the early 1990s, Diebenkorn revisited the themes and aesthetic sensibilities of the Ocean Park series by leveraging various printmaking techniques to extend his exploration of the abstract language he developed in his paintings. High Green, Version I exemplifies this pursuit, suggesting the compositional strategies, palette, and spatial concerns that define the Ocean Park series while also showcasing the unique possibilities of printmaking for reinterpreting these elements. Diebenkorn's Ocean Park series evokes the artist's delicate balance of light and color, his thoughtful composition, and the subtle integration of landscape elements, all of which simulate the coastal ambiance of his studio in Santa Monica. In the early 1990s, Diebenkorn revisited the themes and aesthetic sensibilities of the Ocean Park series by leveraging various printmaking techniques to extend his exploration of the abstract language he developed in his paintings. High Green, Version I exemplifies this pursuit, suggesting the compositional strategies, palette, and spatial concerns that define the Ocean Park series while also showcasing the unique possibilities of printmaking for reinterpreting these elements. Diebenkorn's Ocean Park series evokes the artist's delicate balance of light and color, his thoughtful composition, and the subtle integration of landscape elements, all of which simulate the coastal ambiance of his studio in Santa Monica. In the early 1990s, Diebenkorn revisited the themes and aesthetic sensibilities of the Ocean Park series by leveraging various printmaking techniques to extend his exploration of the abstract language he developed in his paintings. High Green, Version I exemplifies this pursuit, suggesting the compositional strategies, palette, and spatial concerns that define the Ocean Park series while also showcasing the unique possibilities of printmaking for reinterpreting these elements. Diebenkorn's Ocean Park series evokes the artist's delicate balance of light and color, his thoughtful composition, and the subtle integration of landscape elements, all of which simulate the coastal ambiance of his studio in Santa Monica. In the early 1990s, Diebenkorn revisited the themes and aesthetic sensibilities of the Ocean Park series by leveraging various printmaking techniques to extend his exploration of the abstract language he developed in his paintings. High Green, Version I exemplifies this pursuit, suggesting the compositional strategies, palette, and spatial concerns that define the Ocean Park series while also showcasing the unique possibilities of printmaking for reinterpreting these elements. Diebenkorn's Ocean Park series evokes the artist's delicate balance of light and color, his thoughtful composition, and the subtle integration of landscape elements, all of which simulate the coastal ambiance of his studio in Santa Monica. In the early 1990s, Diebenkorn revisited the themes and aesthetic sensibilities of the Ocean Park series by leveraging various printmaking techniques to extend his exploration of the abstract language he developed in his paintings. High Green, Version I exemplifies this pursuit, suggesting the compositional strategies, palette, and spatial concerns that define the Ocean Park series while also showcasing the unique possibilities of printmaking for reinterpreting these elements. Diebenkorn's Ocean Park series evokes the artist's delicate balance of light and color, his thoughtful composition, and the subtle integration of landscape elements, all of which simulate the coastal ambiance of his studio in Santa Monica. In the early 1990s, Diebenkorn revisited the themes and aesthetic sensibilities of the Ocean Park series by leveraging various printmaking techniques to extend his exploration of the abstract language he developed in his paintings. High Green, Version I exemplifies this pursuit, suggesting the compositional strategies, palette, and spatial concerns that define the Ocean Park series while also showcasing the unique possibilities of printmaking for reinterpreting these elements. Diebenkorn's Ocean Park series evokes the artist's delicate balance of light and color, his thoughtful composition, and the subtle integration of landscape elements, all of which simulate the coastal ambiance of his studio in Santa Monica. In the early 1990s, Diebenkorn revisited the themes and aesthetic sensibilities of the Ocean Park series by leveraging various printmaking techniques to extend his exploration of the abstract language he developed in his paintings. High Green, Version I exemplifies this pursuit, suggesting the compositional strategies, palette, and spatial concerns that define the Ocean Park series while also showcasing the unique possibilities of printmaking for reinterpreting these elements. Diebenkorn's Ocean Park series evokes the artist's delicate balance of light and color, his thoughtful composition, and the subtle integration of landscape elements, all of which simulate the coastal ambiance of his studio in Santa Monica. In the early 1990s, Diebenkorn revisited the themes and aesthetic sensibilities of the Ocean Park series by leveraging various printmaking techniques to extend his exploration of the abstract language he developed in his paintings. High Green, Version I exemplifies this pursuit, suggesting the compositional strategies, palette, and spatial concerns that define the Ocean Park series while also showcasing the unique possibilities of printmaking for reinterpreting these elements. Diebenkorn's Ocean Park series evokes the artist's delicate balance of light and color, his thoughtful composition, and the subtle integration of landscape elements, all of which simulate the coastal ambiance of his studio in Santa Monica. In the early 1990s, Diebenkorn revisited the themes and aesthetic sensibilities of the Ocean Park series by leveraging various printmaking techniques to extend his exploration of the abstract language he developed in his paintings. High Green, Version I exemplifies this pursuit, suggesting the compositional strategies, palette, and spatial concerns that define the Ocean Park series while also showcasing the unique possibilities of printmaking for reinterpreting these elements. Diebenkorn's Ocean Park series evokes the artist's delicate balance of light and color, his thoughtful composition, and the subtle integration of landscape elements, all of which simulate the coastal ambiance of his studio in Santa Monica. In the early 1990s, Diebenkorn revisited the themes and aesthetic sensibilities of the Ocean Park series by leveraging various printmaking techniques to extend his exploration of the abstract language he developed in his paintings. High Green, Version I exemplifies this pursuit, suggesting the compositional strategies, palette, and spatial concerns that define the Ocean Park series while also showcasing the unique possibilities of printmaking for reinterpreting these elements.
High Green, Version I199241 x 24 in.(104.14 x 60.96 cm) aquatint
Provenance
Crown Point Press, San Francisco, California
Private Collection, acquired from the above
Diebenkorn's Ocean Park series evokes the artist's delicate balance of light and color, his thoughtful composition, and the subtle integration of landscape elements, all of which simulate the coastal ambiance of his studio in Santa Monica. In the early 1990s, Diebenkorn revisited the themes and aesthetic sensibilities of the Ocean Park series by leveraging various printmaking techniques to extend his exploration of the abstract language he developed in his paintings. High Green, Version I exemplifies this pursuit, suggesting the compositional strategies, palette, and spatial concerns that define the Ocean Park series while also showcasing the unique possibilities of printmaking for reinterpreting these elements.
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