Willem de Kooning

Dutch-American abstract expressionist artist, 1904–1997

Willem de Kooning was a Dutch-American abstract expressionist artist. Born in Rotterdam, in the Netherlands, he moved to the United States in 1926, becoming a U.S. citizen in 1962. In 1943, he married painter Elaine Fried.

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Litho #1 (Waves #1)

1960

Willem de Kooning · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Litho #2 (Waves #2)

1960

Willem de Kooning · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Reclining Figure

1969International Sculpture Collection

Gerardus · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Seated Woman

1969International Sculpture Collection

F. Eveleens · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Standing Figure

1969International Sculpture Collection

Gerardus · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Untitled

1976

Pedro Ribeiro Simões from Lisboa, Portugal · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Untitled XIV

on view at SFMOMA, San Francisco

GualdimG · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

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