Richard Diebenkorn at Weisman Museum at Pepperdine

One of the premier painters to emerge in post-war California, Richard Diebenkorn is well known for his talent and his teaching at UCLA. So well known that discovering a cache of previously unexhibited paintings is sufficient reason for a focused exhibition like the one at Pepperdine’s Weisman Museum of Art. Richard Diebenkorn: Beginnings, 1942-1955 is on view through March 31.

Richard Diebenkorn, Untitled (Albuquerque), 1952. Oil on canvas, 55 7/8 x 43 in. (141.9 x 109.2 cm), CR no. 1167. © Richard Diebenkorn Foundation

Richard Diebenkorn, Untitled (Sausalito), 1949. Oil, gouache, and ink on paper, 23 3/4 x 17 7/8 in. (60.3 x 45.4 cm), CR no. 631. © Richard Diebenkorn Foundation

Richard Diebenkorn, Untitled, 1946. Watercolor and graphite on paper, 9 1/4 x 14 1/4 in. (23.5 x 36.2 cm), CR no. 486. © Richard Diebenkorn Foundation

Richard Diebenkorn, Untitled, 1945. Watercolor and ink on paper, 9 x 11 7/8 in. (22.9 x 30.2 cm), CR no. 350. © Richard Diebenkorn Foundation

Richard Diebenkorn, Untitled, c. 1946. Pasted paper, construction paper, crayon, gouache, graphite, charcoal, and pasted cardboard on paper, 17 x 14 in. (43.2 x 35.6 cm), CR no. 484. © Richard Diebenkorn Foundation

Richard Diebenkorn, Untitled (Horse and Rider), 1954. Oil on canvas, 21 x 24 in. (53.3 x 61 cm), CR no. 1351. © Richard Diebenkorn Foundation