Willem de Kooning
Dutch painter (1904–1997)
Willem de Kooning (April 24, 1904 – March 19, 1997) was a Dutch-American abstract expressionist artist.
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 |
| Known for | Abstract expressionism |
| Notable work | Woman I, Easter Monday, Attic, Excavation |
| Spouse | Elaine de Kooning |
| Awards | Presidential Medal of Freedom (1964) Edward MacDowell Medal (1975) National Medal of Arts (1986) Praemium Imperiale (1989) |
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]
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Grunenberg, Christopher (2011). "de Kooning, Willem". Oxford Reference - The Grove Encyclopedia of American Art. Retrieved February 10, 2023.
- ↑ Prather, Marla (2013). "de Kooning, Willem". Oxford Reference - The Oxford Encyclopedia of American Cultural and Intellectual History. Retrieved February 10, 2023.
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