Willem de Kooning
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| De Kooning in his studio in 1961 | |
| Born | April 24, 1904 Rotterdam, Netherlands |
| Died | March 19, 1997 (aged 92) East Hampton, New York |
| Nationality | Dutch, American |
| Field | Abstract expressionism |
| Works | Woman I, Easter Monday, Attic, Excavation |
| Awards | Presidential Medal of Freedom (1964) Edward MacDowell Medal (1975) National Medal of Arts (1986) Praemium Imperiale (1989) |
Willem de Kooning (April 24, 1904 – March 19, 1997) was a Dutch-American abstract expressionist artist.
He was born in Rotterdam and moved to the United States in 1926. He became an American citizen in 1962. In 1943, he married painter Elaine Fried.[1]
De Kooning's first paintings were of men and women. By 1948, he had a show of black and white abstractions. By 1950 he was connected to the New York School of painters.[2]
By the 1950s, de Kooning was famous and successful. Some of his followers were the American painters Michael Goldberg, Alfred Leslie, Grace Hartigan, and Joan Mitchell.[1]
Willem De Kooning Media
Uitreiking van de Talensprijs 1968 aan Willem de Kooning* * 19 september 1968
Mural by de Kooning at the Hall of Pharmacy, 1939 New York World's Fair
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Woman Standing - Pink, 1954-5 Willem de Kooning
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Gansevoort Street (c.1949), Willem de Kooning
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Grunenberg, Christopher. de Kooning, Willem. Oxford Reference - The Grove Encyclopedia of American Art (2011). Retrieved February 10, 2023.
- ↑ Prather, Marla. de Kooning, Willem. Oxford Reference - The Oxford Encyclopedia of American Cultural and Intellectual History (2013). Retrieved February 10, 2023.
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