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Richard Diebenkorn’s Blue Softground, etching and aquatint, shows abstract shapes in blue and grey tones against a pale background.

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Softground etching and aquatint in colors on wove paper - Hand-signed with initials, dated, and numbered in pencil - Published by Crown Point Press, San Francisco with their blindstamp // Richard Diebenkorn’s Blue Softground is a 1985 etching and aquatint that presents a minimalist composition, blending abstraction and figuration. The piece features a soft blue upper section, contrasting with a pale, textured foreground. Abstract geometric shapes, sketched in muted tones of black and grey, create a sense of depth and spatial ambiguity. The dominant blue area evokes an open sky or water, while the forms below could be interpreted as objects or figures in a landscape. Diebenkorn’s use of aquatint and softground etching techniques gives the piece a subtle, grainy texture, enhancing its contemplative, serene atmosphere.

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Richard Diebenkorn

Blue Softground, 1985

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Softground etching and aquatint in colors on wove paper - Hand-signed with initials, dated, and numbered in pencil - Published by Crown Point Press, San Francisco with their blindstamp // Richard Diebenkorn’s Blue Softground is a 1985 etching and aquatint that presents a minimalist composition, blending abstraction and figuration. The piece features a soft blue upper section, contrasting with a pale, textured foreground. Abstract geometric shapes, sketched in muted tones of black and grey, create a sense of depth and spatial ambiguity. The dominant blue area evokes an open sky or water, while the forms below could be interpreted as objects or figures in a landscape. Diebenkorn’s use of aquatint and softground etching techniques gives the piece a subtle, grainy texture, enhancing its contemplative, serene atmosphere.

Artwork Copyright © Richard Diebenkorn
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