Richard Diebenkorn went from abstract to figurative and back again in his career. Seawall (1957) Knife in a Glass (1963), and Ocean Park #79 (from the mid-1970s), are two examples where the artist has blurred the lines between abstraction and figuration.
Richard Diebenkorn, Seawall, 1957. Oil on Canvas. 20 x 26 inches.
Image courtesy of The de Young Museum.
Richard Diebenkorn, Knife in Glass, 1963.
Image courtesy of Stan Washburn.
Richard Diebenkorn, Ocean Park #79, 1975
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A recent issue of World of Interiors Magazine had an article about Richard Diebenkorn and the show of his work currently at the Royal Academy of Arts, London. We were struck by how similar one of the paintings was to an artist we are very fond of named Peri Schwartz. Schwartz pushes figurative and literal views toward more abstract renditions throughout her unique body of work.
Peri Schwartz in her New Rochelle, NY studio.
Image courtesy of Painting Perceptions.
Ms. Schwartz created this piece, Studio #5, as a monotype in 2011.
Image courtesy of Ebo Gallery.
Studio #1 is a lithograph by Peri Schwartz. Notice the flattened surfaces that use a similar tactic of sharp angularity as we see with Diebenkorn’s work.
Image courtesy of Ebo Gallery.
