1971, Richard Diebenkorn, Ocean Park No. 38 -- Phillips Collection (Washington)
From the museum label: In September 1966, Diebenkorn moved into Ocean Park, a neighborhood in Santa Monica, California. He explained: “One day I was thinking about abstract painting again. Then suddenly I abandoned the figure altogether." His interest in abstraction also informed the drawings and watercolors in his Ocean Park series (1967-88). Exploring geometry and architectural elements, these reworked paintings and drawings show fragmented views of the landscape made with thin layers of color.
1971, Richard Diebenkorn, Ocean Park No. 38 -- Phillips Collection (Washington)
From the museum label: In September 1966, Diebenkorn moved into Ocean Park, a neighborhood in Santa Monica, California. He explained: “One day I was thinking about abstract painting again. Then suddenly I abandoned the figure altogether." His interest in abstraction also informed the drawings and watercolors in his Ocean Park series (1967-88). Exploring geometry and architectural elements, these reworked paintings and drawings show fragmented views of the landscape made with thin layers of color.