The artwork titled “Palo Alto Circle” was created by Richard Diebenkorn in the year 1943. Executed in oil on canvas, this piece is part of the New Realism art movement and falls within the cityscape genre. It measures 51.1 by 41 centimeters and is housed at the Santa Cruz Island Foundation in Ventura, California, United States.
The artwork depicts a city scene bathed in sunlight. Dominating the composition is a building with a faded facade, displaying advertisements for a café and other businesses. The building’s exterior, characterized by its windows and shadows, is portrayed with a distinct attention to the interplay of light and texture. Above, a utilitarian sky looms, punctuated by the presence of simpler structures like a lamp post and telephone poles. The overall atmosphere is one of quiet stillness, capturing a moment in the urban environment with meticulous detail and subdued color palette characteristic of the New Realism movement. The precision and clarity of the scene evoke a sense of time and place, emphasizing everyday aspects of urban existence.
