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. Folsom Street Variations III (primaries) by Richard Diebenkorn, 1986, color aquatint and drypoint, soap ground aquatint and flat bite, sold Nov 2020
    Folsom Street Variations III (primaries), 1986
    Aquatint
    26¼ h x 40 w in (67 x 102 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 114
    $22,500≈ £16,994≈ €19,055Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $18,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  2. Mask by Richard Diebenkorn, 1982, Aquatint with drypoint, on Somerset paper, with full margins, sold Oct 2020
    Mask, 1982
    Aquatint · Paper · ed. 16/35
    I. 22 x 17 in. (55.9 x 43.2 cm) S. 32 5/8 x 27 in. (82.9 x 68.6 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 120
    $6,930≈ £5,292≈ €5,862Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–4,000View at Phillips ↗
  3. High Green, Version II by Richard Diebenkorn, 1992, Etching and aquatint in colors, on Somerset paper, with full margins, sold Oct 2020
    High Green, Version II, 1992
    Etching · Paper · ed. 20/65
    I. 39 7/8 x 22 7/8 in. (101.3 x 58.1 cm) S. 52 7/8 x 33 7/8 in. (134.3 x 86 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 13
    $151,200≈ £115,464≈ €127,908Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $120,000–180,000View at Phillips ↗
  4. Folsom Street Variations III (Primaries) by Richard Diebenkorn, 1986, Aquatint and drypoint in colors, on Rives BFK paper, with full margins, sold Oct 2020
    Folsom Street Variations III (Primaries), 1986
    Aquatint · Paper · ed. 51/60
    I. 12 x 26 in. (30.5 x 66 cm) S. 26 1/2 x 40 in. (67.3 x 101.6 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 14
    $23,940≈ £18,282≈ €20,252Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $18,000–25,000View at Phillips ↗
  5. Back View of Standing Woman with Striped Shirt by Richard Diebenkorn, 1961-1962, Aquatint, hardground etching, and scraping on Rives BFK paper, sold Oct 2020
    Back View of Standing Woman with Striped Shirt, 1961-1962
    Aquatint · Paper
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 188
    $5,313≈ £4,084≈ €4,525Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  6. Green Tree Spade, from Five Spades by Richard Diebenkorn, 1982, Etching and aquatint in colors, on J Whatman paper, with full margins, sold Jul 2020
    Green Tree Spade, from Five Spades, 1982
    Etching · Paper · ed. 22/35
    I. 9 x 11 3/4 in. (22.9 x 29.8 cm) S. 18 1/8 x 23 1/8 in. (46 x 58.7 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 125
    $5,000≈ £3,919≈ €4,307Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,500–4,500View at Phillips ↗
  7. Indigo Horizontal by Richard Diebenkorn, 1985, Etching with aquatint and drypoint in colors, on Somerset paper, with full margins, sold Jul 2020
    Indigo Horizontal, 1985
    Etching · Paper · ed. 30/50
    I. 23 1/2 x 35 3/4 in. (59.7 x 90.8 cm) S. 35 5/8 x 48 3/4 in. (90.5 x 123.8 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 56
    $68,750≈ £53,888≈ €59,226Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $40,000–60,000View at Phillips ↗
  8. #5 (Phyllis Wears a Hat) from 41 Etchings Drypoints by Richard Diebenkorn by Richard Diebenkorn, 1965, etching and aquatint, sold May 2020
    #5 (Phyllis Wears a Hat) from 41 Etchings Drypoints by Richard Diebenkorn, 1965
    Etching
    18 h x 15 w in (46 x 38 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 129
    $2,750≈ £2,243≈ €2,510Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,500–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  9. Untitled (Club/Spade Group '81-82) from Eight by Eight to Celebrate the Temporary Contemporary by Richard Diebenkorn, 1982, lithograph in colors, sold Feb 2020
    Untitled (Club/Spade Group '81-82) from Eight by Eight to Celebrate the Temporary Contemporary, 1982
    Lithograph
    40½ h x 27½ w in (103 x 70 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 117
    $5,000≈ £3,869≈ €4,598Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  10. Seated Woman with Crossed Hands by Richard Diebenkorn, 1965, lithograph on BFK Rives, sold Feb 2020
    Seated Woman with Crossed Hands, 1965
    Lithograph · Paper
    27⅞ h x 22 w in (71 x 56 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 240
    $3,380≈ £2,615≈ €3,108Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
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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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