Elaine de Kooning

Also known as Elaine Marie Catherine de Kooning, Elaine Maria Catherine Fried, Elaine Maria Catherine De Kooning, Elaine Fried, Elaine Marie Catherine De Kooning, Elaine Fried De Kooning, Elaine DeKooning

Person · Open Library

Works: 6

Top works

President John F. Kennedy
Elaine de Kooning portrayed
Elaine de Kooning
Elaine De Kooning
Elaine de Kooning and the Bacchus motif

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Type: Person
Gender: Female
Origin: United States
Active from: 1918-03-12
Active to: 1989-02-01

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Quotes

“A painting to me is primarily a verb, not a noun, an event first and only secondarily an image.”
“When I painted my seated men, I saw them as gyroscopes. Portraiture always fascinated me because I love the particular gesture of a particular expression or stance.. .Working on the figure, I wanted paint to sweep through as feelings sweep through..”
“When I painted Frank O'Hara, [in 1962] Frank was standing there. First I painted the whole structure of his face; then I wiped out the face, and when the face was gone, it was more Frank than when the face was there.”