Richard Diebenkorn
Untitled #17

Untitled #17

© The Richard Diebenkorn Foundation

Untitled #17
Untitled #17
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Untitled #17
Date1989
MediumCrayon, graphite, and gouache on white coated wove paper
DimensionsSheet: 30 1/4 × 23 in. (76.8 × 58.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Meredith J. Long in memory of Dr. Peter C. Marzio, a beautiful work honoring a beautiful man and wonderful friend
Object number2014.978
Non exposé

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Provenance[Knoedler & Co., New York, by 1991-92]; private collection, New York; [Jason McCoy Gallery, New York]; Meredith Long, Houston, 2007-2014; given to MFAH, 2014.
Exhibition HistoryRichard Diebenkorn: New Work, Knoedler & Company, New York, November 2 – 30, 1991.

The Intimate Diebenkorn: Works on Paper 1949-1992, College of Marin Fine Arts Gallery, Kentfield, CA, September 28 – November 21, 2013; traveled to: Natalie & James Thompson Gallery, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA, April 15 – May 17, 2014; Katzen Arts Center, American University, Washington, D.C., November 8 – December 14, 2014; Sonoma Valley Museum of Art, Sonoma, CA, June 6 – August 23, 2015; Montana Museum of Art & Culture, The University of Montana, Missoula, Montana, September 24 – December 12, 2015.

"Around Midcentury in the United States," The Museum of Fine Arts Houston, Oct. 28, 2020 – July 27, 2021. [Inaugural Installation: Kinder Building 207: No Catalog]



Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed on verso frame: G42341
Recto: Initialed and dated in graphite, right bottom edge: RD 89
Printed label adhered to frame verso: Knoedler & Company / 19 East 70 Street, New York NY 10021 / CA 19789 / Richard Diebenkorn / Untitled #17, 1989 / Crayon, pencil and gouache on paper / 30 1/2 x 23"

Printed label adhered to frame verso: Jason McCoy INC. / 41 East 57 Street, New York 10022 212/319.1996 Fax 212/319.4799 / Richard Diebenkorn / Untitled #17, 1989 / Crayon, pencil, and gouache on paper / 30.5 x 23 inches / 77.5 x 58.4 cm / RD6087

Printed label adhered to frame verso:G 42341 / Artisit Richard Diebenkorn / Title "Untitled #17" 1989 / Size 30 1/2 x 23 / Medium Crayon, pencil & gouache on paper / MEREDITH LONG & COMPANY / 2323 SAN FELIPE • HOUSTON, TEXAS 77019 • (713) 523-6671

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