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Willem de Kooning (/ d ə ˈ k uː n ɪ ŋ /; Dutch: [ˈʋɪləm də ˈkoːnɪŋ]; April 24, 1904 – March 19, 1997) was a Dutch-American abstract expressionist artist. Born in Rotterdam , in the Netherlands, he moved to the United States in 1926, becoming a US citizen in 1962. [3]
Willem de Kooning. If Jackson Pollock was the public face of the New York avant-garde, Willem de Kooning could be described as an artist’s artist, who was perceived by many of his peers as its leader. He was born in Rotterdam, where he grew up in an impoverished household and attended the Rotterdam Academy, training in fine and commercial arts.
Willem de Kooning was born on April 24, 1904, into a working class family in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Driven by an acutely perceptive mind, a strong work ethic, and persistent self doubt – coupled with the determination to achieve – the charismatic de Kooning became one of America’s and the twentieth century’s most influential artists.
Mar 19, 1997 · Willem de Kooning was born in Rotterdam in the Netherlands in 1904, and his parents divorced when he was three. His mother, Cornelia Nobel, ran a bar and largely raised de Kooning on her own. He found his artistic vocation early and left school when he was twelve to apprentice at a commercial design and decorating firm. He then went on to study ...
May 13, 2024 · Willem de Kooning (born April 24, 1904, Rotterdam, Netherlands—died March 19, 1997, East Hampton, New York, U.S.) was a Dutch-born American painter who was one of the leading exponents of Abstract Expressionism, particularly the form known as Action painting.During the 1930s and ’40s de Kooning worked simultaneously in figurative and abstract modes, but by about 1945 these two tendencies ...
Apr 2, 2014 · QUICK FACTS. Name: Willem de Kooning. Birth Year: 1904. Birth date: April 24, 1904. Birth City: Rotterdam. Birth Country: Netherlands. Gender: Male. Best Known For: Willem de Kooning was a Dutch ...
Willem de Kooning: Abstraction, Representation, and Reinvention “What you do when you paint, you take a brush full of paint, get paint on the picture, and you have fate.” So declared Willem de Kooning (American, born The Netherlands, 1904–1997), an Abstract Expressionist artist, celebrated for his exuberant paintings and vivid ...
Willem de Kooning. born Rotterdam, Netherlands 1904-died East Hampton, NY 1997. Willem de Kooning, 1946. Photograph by Harry Bowden. Courtesy Harry Bowden papers, 1922-1972, Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution. Born in Holland, moved to the United States in 1924. Abstract Expressionist painter, known for his disturbing pictures of ...
The Foundation fosters the study and appreciation of Willem de Kooning's life and work through research, exhibitions, and educational programs. The Willem de Kooning Foundation. The Artist; The Foundation; Black and White, Side A, 1959. enamel on paper, Sheet (Sight): 27 1/4 x 39 inches. Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift in memory ...
Willem de Kooning (; Dutch: [ˈʋɪləm də ˈkoːnɪŋ]; April 24, 1904 – March 19, 1997) was a Dutch-American abstract expressionist artist.Born in Rotterdam, in the Netherlands, he moved to the United States in 1926, becoming a US citizen in 1962. In 1943, he married painter Elaine Fried.
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