Willem de Kooning
Dutch-American abstract expressionist artist (1904–1997)
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Willem de Kooning was a Dutch-American painter (1904–1997) who became a leading figure in abstract expressionism, a major art movement of the 20th century. His bold, gestural paintings that blended abstraction with recognizable forms influenced modern art significantly and helped establish New York as a center of contemporary art after World War II.
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- Born
- 1904
- Died
- 1997
- Works
- 35
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- De Kooning, liquefying Cubism
- In public, in private
- De Kooning, the women
- Willem de Kooning's door cycle
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Willem de Kooning (April 24, 1904 – March 19, 1997) was a Dutch American abstract expressionist artist who was born in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. In the post-World War II era, de Kooning painted in a style that came to be referred to as Abstract expressionism or Action painting, and was part of a group of artists that came to be known as the New York School. Other painters in this group included Jackson Pollock, Elaine de Kooning, Lee Krasner <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Willem+De+koonin
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Willem de Kooning (/də ˈkuːnɪŋ/ də KOO-ning, 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 a U.S. citizen in 1962. In 1943, he married painter Elaine Fried.
In the years after World War II, De Kooning painted in a style that came to be referred to as abstract expressionism or "action painting", and was part of a group of artists that came to be known as the New York School. Other painters in this group included Jackson Pollock, Elaine de Kooning, Lee Krasner, Franz Kline, Arshile Gorky, Mark Rothko, Hans Hofmann, John Ferren, Nell Blaine, Conrad Marca-Relli, James Brooks, Adolph Gottlieb, Jack Tworkov, Norman Lewis, Anne Ryan, Robert Motherwell, Philip Guston, Clyfford Still, and Richard Pousette-Dart. De Kooning's retrospective held at MoMA in 2011–2012 rendered him one of the best-known artists of the 20th century.
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1904 births1997 deaths20th-century American male artists20th-century American painters20th-century American sculptors20th-century Dutch male artists20th-century Dutch painters20th-century Dutch sculptorsAbstract expressionist artistsAmerican abstract paintersAmerican Expressionist paintersAmerican male painters