Accession Number
145848
Medium
Gouache, ink and oil stick with scraping, on cream wove paper, torn, pasted and pieced
Dimensions
47.7 × 48.4 cm (18 13/16 × 19 1/16 in.)
Classification
gouache
Credit Line
Gift of the Diebenkorn Family; purchased with funds provided by Adele and Willard Gidwitz
Background & Context
Background Story
Richard Diebenkorn's Untitled (Berkeley) is from the artist's Berkeley period. Diebenkorn (1922-1993) was an American painter who moved from Abstract Expressionism to a distinctive figurative style in the 1950s and 60s. This work shows his characteristic blend of abstract structure and figurative reference.
Cultural Impact
Diebenkorn was a major figure in post-war American painting.
Why It Matters
This Berkeley work shows Diebenkorn's synthesis of abstraction and figuration.
