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Richard Diebenkorn Studio

When artist Richard Diebenkorn came to Los Angeles in 1966 to teach at UCLA, he moved into a studio at this location, in a neighborhood that was referred to as Ocean Park. For several months, he worked in a small room adjacent to a larger studio occupied by painter Sam Francis. In early 1967, Diebenkorn took over the bigger space, which boasted large transom windows. It was here that his paintings shifted from figurative works to abstract compositions, and their scale increased dramatically, resulting in Diebenkorn’s celebrated Ocean Park series. In this same period, artist James Turrell was working across the street in the former Mendota Hotel, and the two artists would visit each other’s studios.

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Ocean Park No. 67, 1973, Richard Diebenkorn. Oil on canvas. 100 x 81 in. The Doris and Donald Fisher Collection. © The Estate of Richard Diebenkorn, Catalogue Raisonné #1482
Ocean Park No. 26, 1970, Richard Diebenkorn. Oil on canvas. 89 x 81 in. Nerman Family Collection. © The Estate of Richard Diebenkorn, Catalogue Raisonné #2415