Untitled [seated nude with her shirt open and leg crossed] 1955 - 1967

Richard Diebenkorn made this untitled drawing of a seated nude, we don’t know when, and with what, but I imagine it was quick. The lines are sure, but somehow searching. I feel a connection to Diebenkorn and his search for answers through the act of drawing. You can see the push and pull, like he’s thinking through the charcoal, trying to find the form but also letting the line wander a bit, almost like jazz. You sense Diebenkorn grappling with what he sees, not just copying but really trying to understand the weight of the body, the way the light falls. He's part of a whole lineage of artists, like Matisse, who use drawing to figure things out, to feel their way through the world. It’s not just about the finished product, it's the thinking, the feeling, the searching. We feel it too, just looking.