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Richard Diebenkorn

Richard Diebenkorn

American · 1922–1993 · Painter, Printmaker

Richard Diebenkorn was an American painter and printmaker. His early work is associated with abstract expressionism and the Bay Area Figurative Movement of the 1950s and 1960s.… (Wikipedia)

$3,500,000≈ £2,725,644≈ €3,182,686Sign uprecord price · incl. premiumBerkeley #66Phillips232lots offered2007–2026years recorded91%sold (203)$5kSign up free to seemedian price

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  1. Berkeley #66 by Richard Diebenkorn, 1956, oil on canvas, sold Nov 2019Berkeley #66Phillips · $3,500,000≈ £2,725,644≈ €3,182,686Sign up to see
  2. Driveway by Richard Diebenkorn, 1956, oil on canvas, sold Nov 2017DrivewayPhillips · $1,515,000≈ £1,147,814≈ €1,287,061Sign up to see
  3. Untitled by Richard Diebenkorn, 1982, gouache, crayon and pasted paper on joined paper, sold May 2019UntitledPhillips · $1,220,000≈ £952,455≈ €1,088,994Sign up to see

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  1. Touched Red by Richard Diebenkorn, 1991, aquatint and drypoint in colors on BFK Rives, sold Jan 2025
    Touched Red, 1991
    Aquatint · Paper
    23⅞ h x 16 w in (61 x 41 cm)
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 107
    $25,400≈ £20,595≈ €24,694Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $20,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  2. Seated Nude by Richard Diebenkorn, 1965, Lithograph, on Rives BFK paper, the full sheet, sold Oct 2024
    Seated Nude, 1965
    Lithograph · Paper · ed. 26/100
    S. 26 1/8 x 19 7/8 in. (66.4 x 50.5 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 200
    $1,270≈ £978≈ €1,174Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–2,000View at Phillips ↗
  3. #32 (street scene - trees, houses, lawns) (from the 41 Etchings and Drypoints portfolio) by Richard Diebenkorn, 1965, hard-ground etching and drypoint on BFK Rives, sold Oct 2024
    #32 (street scene - trees, houses, lawns) (from the 41 Etchings and Drypoints portfolio), 1965
    Etching · Paper
    7⅞ h x 11¼ w in (20 x 29 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 135
    $2,772≈ £2,127≈ €2,544Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  4. Spade Drypoint (from the Five Spades portfolio) by Richard Diebenkorn, 1982, drypoint and aquatint on J. Whatman, sold Oct 2024
    Spade Drypoint (from the Five Spades portfolio), 1982
    Drypoint
    10⅜ h x 9 w in (26 x 23 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 247
    $2,620≈ £2,010≈ €2,404Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,500–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  5. Green Tree Spade (from the Five Spades portfolio) by Richard Diebenkorn, 1982, aquatint and spit bite aquatint with scraping in colors, sold Oct 2024
    Green Tree Spade (from the Five Spades portfolio), 1982
    Aquatint
    9 h x 11¾ w in (23 x 30 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 253
    $4,410≈ £3,383≈ €4,047Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  6. Blue Softground by Richard Diebenkorn, 1985, softground etching and aquatint in colors on wove paper, sold Sep 2024
    Blue Softground, 1985
    Etching · Paper
    13¾ h x 23¾ w in (35 x 60 cm)
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 119
    $4,032≈ £3,074≈ €3,649Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  7. The Barbarian’s Garden by Richard Diebenkorn, 1992, aquatint reversal with scraping, burnishing and drypoint on buff Rives wove paper, sold Sep 2024
    The Barbarian’s Garden, 1992
    Aquatint · Paper
    23⅞ h x 17⅝ w in (61 x 45 cm)
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 122
    $693≈ £528≈ €627Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  8. Untitled (Ocean Park) by Richard Diebenkorn, 1969, lithograph in colors, sold Aug 2024
    Untitled (Ocean Park), 1969
    Lithograph
    24 h x 18¾ w in (61 x 48 cm)
    Wright · · Lot 177
    $15,120≈ £11,771≈ €13,722Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $8,000–View at Wright ↗
  9. Tri-Color Spade (from the Five Spades portfolio) by Richard Diebenkorn, 1982, etching and aquatint in colors on BFK Rives, sold Aug 2024
    Tri-Color Spade (from the Five Spades portfolio), 1982
    Etching · Paper
    9⅞ h x 8⅞ w in (25 x 23 cm)
    Wright · · Lot 179
    $11,340≈ £8,828≈ €10,291Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–View at Wright ↗
  10. Folsom Street Variations II (Gray) by Richard Diebenkorn, 1986, etching, drypoint and aquatint on Rives, sold Aug 2024
    Folsom Street Variations II (Gray), 1986
    Etching · Paper
    19¾ h x 29⅞ w in (50 x 76 cm)
    Wright · · Lot 180
    $4,032≈ £3,139≈ €3,659Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–View at Wright ↗
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About Richard Diebenkorn

Richard Diebenkorn was an American painter and printmaker. His early work is associated with abstract expressionism and the Bay Area Figurative Movement of the 1950s and 1960s. In the late 1960s, he began his extensive series of geometric, lyrical abstract paintings. Known as the Ocean Park paintings, these paintings were instrumental to his achievement of worldwide acclaim.

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