Richard Diebenkorn: The Sketchbooks Revealed, Connie Wolf, 2015, near fine hardcover

Wolf, Connie, et al. Stanford: Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Center for the Visual Arts, 2015.

English, Near Fine, HC, 4to, 12 1/4" x 9 1/4", 295 pp. 

ISBN: 9780804799171

Hardcover in pictorial paper, attached black ribbon bookmark. Very slight warp to front panel, small tear with 1/4" loss to back panel beside the spine, and name in marker to title page. 295 pp. Includes 1,045 of Diebenkorn's drawings in a variety of mediums including felt-tip pen, ink, cut-and-pasted paper, graphite, ink wash, watercolor, ballpoint pen, and pen stamping ink. Also includes images of the sketchbook covers. A compilation of the sketchbook drawings of American abstract expressionist and Bay Area Figurative artist, Richard Diebenkorn, featuring gestural sketches, studies, figures and abstractions from  29 books. Published in conjunction with the exhibition of the same name held at the Cantor Arts Center at Stanford University from September 9, 2017 to February 8, 2018. Beautifully produced monograph that works as an introduction to Diebenkorn's artistic process, from stylistic exploration to studies for other projects.