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Paintings by Richard Diebenkorn
Paintings by Richard Diebenkorn
Paintings by Richard Diebenkorn

Paintings by Richard Diebenkorn

June 4, 1948 - July 1, 1948
Venues
California Palace of the Legion of Honor, San Francisco
June 4, 1948 - July 1, 1948

Exhibition InfoThe installation of fourteen oil paintings was the artist's first solo exhibition.

"SUMMER: At the Legion of Honor, the twenty-six-year-old artist's work hangs in his first one-man show. According to Phyllis [Diebenkorn], the early recognition, and the potential of perceived precociousness, made Diebenkorn uncomfortable. The fourteen oil paintings feature ochers, reds, deep greens, whites, blacks, and the occassional blue; the Stillian silver and rough texture are apparent, as is Park's thick handling of paint and challenging colors. During this time Diebenkorn focuses on the formal qualities of his work." —Chronology from Richard Diebenkorn: The Catalogue Raisonné, Vol. 1 (Yale University Press, 2016)
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