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13 de abr. de 2006 · Willem de Kooning is one of the most important artists of the twentieth century, a true “painter’s painter” whose protean work continues to inspire many artists. In the thirties and forties, along with Arshile Gorky and Jackson Pollock, he became a key figure in the revolutionary American movement of abstract expressionism.
Artist: Willem de Kooning (American (born The Netherlands), Rotterdam 1904–1997 East Hampton, New York) Date: ca. 1952. Medium: Oil, cut and pasted paper on cardboard. Dimensions: 14 3/4 x 11 5/8 in. (37.5 x 29.5 cm) Classification: Drawings. Credit Line: From the Collection of Thomas B. Hess, Gift of the heirs of Thomas B. Hess, 1984.
19 de dic. de 2004 · Dutch-born painter Willem de Kooning is remembered as the first modern art star. The story of his life and influence on 20th century American art is told in the book De Kooning: An American Master.
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 an American citizen in 1962. In 1943, he married painter Elaine Fried.
De Kooning’s mental and physical health was precarious from the late 1970s through the 1980s. Years of alcoholism were exacting their toll and, though he gave up drinking in 1981, he soon developed Alzheimer’s disease. By 1990, he stopped painting. Despite these challenges, he had fertile periods of productivity and stylistic reinvention.
The first major biography of painter Willem de Kooning, de Kooning: An American Master captures both the life and work of this complex, romantic figure in American culture. Based on previously unseen letters and documents as well as on hundreds of interviews, this is a fresh, richly detailed, and masterful portrait.
Willem de Kooning fue, junto a su compañero de estudio Arshile Gorky, uno de los iniciadores del expresionismo abstracto norteamericano. De origen holandés, emigró a los Estados Unidos en 1926, donde pronto su pintura sentiría el influjo tanto de la construcción del espacio cubista, que se imponía entonces en el panorama artístico americano, como del automatismo de los surrealistas ...
