The Green Huntsman
Date1952
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions42 3/4 x 69 1/2 in. (108.6 x 176.5 cm)
Signed"RD 52" lower right; "[up]/Top/R. Diebenkorn/1952/The Green Huntsman" reverse
CR number1163
RD number1091
Exhibitions
Minneapolis Institute of Arts,
American Paintings, 1945–1957
June 18, 1957
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September 1, 1957
Greenberg Van Doren Gallery, New York,
Richard Diebenkorn: Paintings and Drawings, 1949–1955
May 5, 2010
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June 25, 2010
Hackett Mill, San Francisco,
Defying Gravity: The Subject of Space
February 22, 2013
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June 28, 2013
Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo,
Richard Diebenkorn: Paintings and Drawings, 1943–1976
November 12, 1976
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January 9, 1977
Paul Kantor Gallery, Los Angeles,
Richard Diebenkorn
November 10, 1952
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December 6, 1952
Gallery at Werner's Books, Chicago,
Exhibition Momentum Midcontinental
May 4, 1953
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May 30, 1953
Palm Springs Desert Museum, Calif.,
The West as Art: Changing Perceptions of Western Art in California Collections
February 24, 1982
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May 30, 1982
Harwood Museum of Art, University of New Mexico, Taos,
Diebenkorn in New Mexico, 1950–1952
June 2, 2007
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September 9, 2007
John Berggruen Gallery, San Francisco,
Richard Diebenkorn: Early Abstract Works, 1948–1955
March 12, 1975
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April 19, 1975
Whitechapel Art Gallery, London,
Richard Diebenkorn
October 4, 1991
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December 1, 1991
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Description
"Dick didn't like titles. He thought a picture should do its job without a title. But for some reason he decided to title this work. Someone asked him to provide a title for it, perhaps Paul Kantor or a client of his who was considering buying it, though in the end Kantor failed to sell it. Dick asked me what I thought it should be called. I knew he was reading Stendahl's 'The Green Huntsman' at the time, so that's what I suggested and he took it. This work and 'A Day at the Race' [catalogue raisonné no. 1242] were added as jokes. 'The Archer' [catalogue raisonné no. 1245] was not a joking title." —Phyllis Diebenkorn (August 14, 2012)
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