Horrors of WWII
EAST COAST Abstract Expressionist school
NYC
Willem de Kooning
Robert Motherwell
Jackson Pollock
Franz Kline
Arshile Gorky
Mark Rothko
others...
WEST COAST BAY AREA FIGURATIVE PAINTERS
Richard Diebenkorn
Nathan Oliveria
David Park
Elmer Bischoff
Rex Ashlock
Wayne Thiebaud
James Weeks
Glenn Wessels
Richard Diebenkorn
American
April 22, 1922 > March 30, 1993
Early works were associated with the Bay Area Figurative movement 1950's > 1960's
Later works included the Ocean Park paintings, returning to vertical abstraction.
Student Selection
Collaborative Painting
Richard Diebenkorn
Woman on a Porch 1958