“Maybe in that earlier phase I was painting the woman in me. Art isn't a wholly masculine occupation, you know.”
Quote by Willem de Kooning
Work
De Kooning: a centennial exhibition
This publication accompanies a major retrospective organized for the centennial of Willem de Kooning's birth, presenting a curated selection of his abstract expressionist works. The catalogue includes reproductions of paintings and sculptures spanning his career, with emphasis on his gestural brushwork and figurative distortions. It provides an overview of his artistic development within the context of mid-century American art, without specifying particular venues or critical reception. more
Author
Willem de Kooning
Willem de Kooning was a Dutch-born American abstract expressionist painter. Known for his bold colors and dynamic brushstrokes, his work had a profound impact on 20th-century art. more
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