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 #66Phillips228lots offered2007–2026years recorded90%sold (199)$5.3kSign 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. 41 Etchings Drypoints: #38 (chair, potted plant, woman standing), by Richard Diebenkorn, 1965, Etching, on Rives BFK paper, with full margins, sold Oct 2022
    41 Etchings Drypoints: #38 (chair, potted plant, woman standing),, 1965
    Etching · Paper · ed. 15/25
    I. 8 1/2 x 8 in. (21.6 x 20.3 cm) S. 17 3/4 x 14 7/8 in. (45.1 x 37.8 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 184
    $4,032≈ £3,564≈ €4,093Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Phillips ↗
  2. Sugarlift Spade, from Five Spades by Richard Diebenkorn, 1982, Etching and aquatint, on Rives BFK paper, with full margins, sold Oct 2022
    Sugarlift Spade, from Five Spades, 1982
    Etching · Paper · ed. 20/35
    I. 16 x 14 7/8 in. (40.6 x 37.8 cm) S. 32 x 26 1/4 in. (81.3 x 66.7 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 185
    $3,024≈ £2,673≈ €3,070Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–2,500View at Phillips ↗
  3. Eiffel Spade, from Five Spades by Richard Diebenkorn, 1982, Etching and aquatint, on J. Whatman laid paper, with full margins, sold Oct 2022
    Eiffel Spade, from Five Spades, 1982
    Etching · Paper · ed. 2/50
    I. 8 1/2 x 6 7/8 in. (21.6 x 17.5 cm) S. 23 1/8 x 18 1/4 in. (58.7 x 46.4 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 186
    $1,638≈ £1,448≈ €1,663Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–2,000View at Phillips ↗
  4. Green Tree Spade (from the Five Spades series) by Richard Diebenkorn, 1982, etching and aquatint on J. Whatman, sold Oct 2022
    Green Tree Spade (from the Five Spades series), 1982
    Etching
    9 h x 12 w in (23 x 30 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 224
    $6,400≈ £5,792≈ €6,594Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  5. Untitled (July 25-26) 1961 by Richard Diebenkorn, 1961, lithograph, sold Oct 2022
    Untitled (July 25-26) 1961, 1961
    Lithograph · ed. 1/15
    48.0 x 33.5 cm (image, irreg.); 57.5 x 41.0 cm (sheet)
    Menzies · · Lot 31
    A$6,136≈ $3,836≈ £3,472≈ €3,952Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$5,000–7,000View at Menzies ↗
  6. Untitled by Richard Diebenkorn, c. 1946, lithograph, sold Sep 2022
    Untitled, c. 1946
    Lithograph
    17 x 12.75, mat: 20 x 16.5 inches (sheet)
    Michaan's Auctions · · Lot 231
    $1,476≈ £1,296≈ €1,483Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $800–1,200View at Michaan's Auctions ↗
  7. Blue with Red by Richard Diebenkorn, 1987, woodblock print in colors on Echizen Kozo Moshi, sold Sep 2022
    Blue with Red, 1987
    Woodcut / linocut
    33¾ h x 23 w in (86 x 58 cm)
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 105
    $48,750≈ £42,208≈ €48,706Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $30,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  8. Seated Nude, 1965 by Richard Diebenkorn, sold May 2022
    Seated Nude, 1965
    Toomey & Co. · · Lot 58
    $2,990≈ £2,406≈ €2,841Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–View at Toomey & Co. ↗
  9. Untitled (from Club/Spade Group '81-82) (from the Eight by Eight to Celebrate the Temporary Contemporary portfolio) by Richard Diebenkorn, 1982-86, lithograph in colors on Arches Cover, sold Apr 2022
    Untitled (from Club/Spade Group '81-82) (from the Eight by Eight to Celebrate the Temporary Contemporary portfolio), 1982-86
    Lithograph · Paper
    40 h x 27 w in (102 x 69 cm)
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 104
    $4,940≈ £3,933≈ €4,687Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,500–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  10. Seated Woman in Striped Dress by Richard Diebenkorn, 1965, lithograph on Arches, sold Apr 2022
    Seated Woman in Striped Dress, 1965
    Lithograph · Paper
    28 h x 22¼ w in (71 x 57 cm)
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 108
    $5,000≈ £3,981≈ €4,744Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
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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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