Lot 138
  • 138

Richard Diebenkorn

Estimate
250,000 - 350,000 USD
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Description

  • Richard Diebenkorn
  • Untitled (Seated Woman, Dressing, #35)
  • signed with the artist's initials and dated 64
  • Conté crayon and ink wash on paper
  • 17 by 13 3/4 in. 43.2 by 34.9 cm.
  • Executed in 1964, this work will be included in the forthcoming Richard Diebenkorn Catalogue Raisonné and is registered under estate number RD 414.

Provenance

Poindexter Gallery, New York
Sotheby's, New York November 15, 2000, Lot 351
Acquired by the present owner from the above sale

Exhibited

Palo Alto, Stanford University, Drawings by Richard Diebenkorn, April 1964, pl. 38, illustrated
Beverly Hills, Paul Kantor Gallery, Recent Drawings, October 1965

Literature

Hilton Kramer, "The Diebenkorn Case," The New York Times, May 22, 1966, illustrated

Condition

This work is in very good condition. There is a very slight and unobtrusive discoloration located along the top edge, approximately 7 in. from the left lateral edge. There are original artist's pin holes visible in each of the extreme four corner edges. The sheet is affixed intermittently to an acid-free mat and is floating under glass in a blond wood frame.
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