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Quality of a Piece of Paper, 1987. oil on canvas, 70 x 80 inches. [no title], 1988. oil on canvas, 77 x 88 inches. The Foundation fosters the study and appreciation of Willem de Kooning's life and work through research, exhibitions, and educational programs.
Willem de Kooning, one of the most influential artists of the twentieth century, was born in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, in 1904. Following formal studies in fine and applied art at the Rotterdam Academy, he emigrated to America at age twenty-two. In New York he initially supported himself as a house painter and commercial artist.
Willem de Kooning. Willem de Kooning ( Roterdão, 24 de abril de 1904 — Long Island, 19 de março de 1997) foi um pintor, escultor e desenhista neerlandês naturalizado estadunidense, um dos principais nomes do expressionismo abstrato e um dos pioneiros da action painting .
Dec 20, 2023 · Willem de Kooning (1904–1997) was a first-generation member of the New York School, a group of American artists who rose to prominence in the mid- to late 1940s and were noted for their dynamic, “allover” approach to abstract painting.
Sep 18, 2011 · Exhibition. Sep 18, 2011–Jan 9, 2012. This is the first major museum exhibition devoted to the full scope of the career of Willem de Kooning, widely considered to be among the most important and prolific artists of the 20th century. The exhibition, which will only be seen at MoMA, presents an unparalleled opportunity to study the artist’s development over nearly seven decades, beginning ...
Willem de Kooning was a renowned American-Dutch painter that helped form the Abstract Expressionist movement. His gestural works—which were loosely based on figures, landscapes, and still lifes—helped establish a distinctly American style of painting. Perhaps De Kooning’s most famous series were his Woman paintings, inspired in part by ...
Willem de Kooning Foundation. Untitled XXII, 1982. oil on canvas, 77 in. x 88 inches. San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, bequest of Phyllis Wattis. ©The Willem de Kooning Foundation/ Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Back to Top. The Foundation fosters the study and appreciation of Willem de Kooning's life and work through research ...
