{"id":4714,"date":"2025-04-03T19:12:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-03T19:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lalouver.com\/journal\/?p=4714"},"modified":"2025-09-16T07:44:00","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T14:44:00","slug":"in-focus-richard-diebenkorn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lalouver.com\/journal\/in-focus-richard-diebenkorn","title":{"rendered":"In Focus: Richard Diebenkorn"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69d2886c342f7&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69d2886c342f7\" class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1608\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lalouver.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/b748a4bc-b4bb-8639-b100-e8e00f6d3568.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4715\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lalouver.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/b748a4bc-b4bb-8639-b100-e8e00f6d3568.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.lalouver.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/b748a4bc-b4bb-8639-b100-e8e00f6d3568-201x300.jpg 201w, https:\/\/www.lalouver.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/b748a4bc-b4bb-8639-b100-e8e00f6d3568-768x1143.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.lalouver.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/b748a4bc-b4bb-8639-b100-e8e00f6d3568-1032x1536.jpg 1032w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Richard Diebenkorn in his Ashland Avenue and Main Street studio, Santa Monica, Calif., 1971, Photograph by Richard M. Grant \u00a9 Richard Diebenkorn Foundation<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In our fifty-year history, L.A. Louver has been indelibly shaped by people and place. The Bohemian art haven that was 1970s Venice Beach provided fertile ground for the gallery\u2019s growth and proximity to many artists who would become dear members of our community. From L.A. Louver\u2019s founding in 1975 through 1988, Richard Diebenkorn worked at his nearby Ocean Park studio, where clerestory windows let in the diffused Los Angeles light that made its way into so many of his paintings. In collaboration with the Richard Diebenkorn Foundation, L.A. Louver wanted to take this moment to highlight our longstanding relationship with the artist, who has exhibited at L.A. Louver in numerous solo and group exhibitions since 1980.&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;<br>Peter Goulds, founder of the gallery, and director Kimberly Davis both shared close relationships with the artist, swapping correspondence and life updates. Scroll down to see the Diebenkorn works on view in the anniversary exhibition, including a figurative painting on loan from a local private collection, as well as a 1990 letter from Davis to the artist.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69d2886c34d05&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69d2886c34d05\" class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1500\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lalouver.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Richard-Diebenkorn-Cup-1962.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4719\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lalouver.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Richard-Diebenkorn-Cup-1962.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.lalouver.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Richard-Diebenkorn-Cup-1962-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.lalouver.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Richard-Diebenkorn-Cup-1962-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.lalouver.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Richard-Diebenkorn-Cup-1962-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Richard Diebenkorn, C<em>up<\/em>, 1962, oil on canvas, 10 3\/4 x 10 3\/4 in. (27.3 x 27.3 cm), Private Collection, Topanga, CA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69d2886c353dd&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69d2886c353dd\" class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lalouver.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/69ef0aa7-259c-89b6-223c-a8d2d12bada6.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4721\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lalouver.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/69ef0aa7-259c-89b6-223c-a8d2d12bada6.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.lalouver.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/69ef0aa7-259c-89b6-223c-a8d2d12bada6-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.lalouver.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/69ef0aa7-259c-89b6-223c-a8d2d12bada6-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.lalouver.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/69ef0aa7-259c-89b6-223c-a8d2d12bada6-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Richard Diebenkorn,&nbsp;<em>Untitled (CR 4182)<\/em>, 1975, gouache on paper, 21 x 18 in. (53.3 x 45.7 cm), Framed: 28 1\/4 x 25 1\/8 in. 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(61 x 47.6 cm), Framed: 31 5\/8 x 25 7\/8 in. 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