- Design Credit: Samantha Todhunter Design Ltd., Photo Credit: Oliver Clarke. Dimensions: H 37 in. x W 29.5 in.
- Design Credit: Lucy Harris Studio, Photo Credit: Francesco Bertocci. Dimensions: H 37 in. x W 29.5 in.
- Design Credit: Timothy Godbold, Photo Credit: Karl Simone. Dimensions: H 37 in. x W 29.5 in.
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Willem de KooningValentine1970-1971
1970-1971

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- CreatorWillem de Kooning (1904-1997, American, Dutch)
- Creation Year1970-1971
- DimensionsHeight: 37 in. (93.98 cm)Width: 29.5 in. (74.93 cm)
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- Gallery LocationNew York, NY
- Reference Number1stDibs: LU79135964
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About the Artist
Willem de Kooning
As the de facto leader of the New York avant-garde art movement of the 1950s known as Abstract Expressionism, Dutch-American painter Willem de Kooning blended figuration and abstraction in a revolutionary manner that has resonated for decades. His best-known paintings, which were most often of women but gesturally abstract, were unique and incredibly influential at the time. Today, de Kooning is widely considered one of the most important artists of the 20th century.
De Kooning trained in fine and commercial arts at the Rotterdam Academy in his hometown of Rotterdam, the Netherlands, before immigrating to the United States in 1926. His first job in America was as a house painter in New Jersey, and the period left an indelible impression on him as he brought large brushes, loose strokes and fluid paints into his work as an artist. He also worked on public murals under President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Works Progress Administration (WPA) program in the 1930s. De Kooning’s studies weren’t executed but they included some of his first abstractions, which showed the influence of like-minded artists as well as the music of the Jazz Age. His broad foundation in classical drawing and physical labor are evident even in the most abstract of his works, which amounted to a fusion of Cubism, Expressionism and Surrealism.
It was in New York that de Kooning found the space and an abundance of inspiration to pursue art full time. Surrounded by prominent artists like Jackson Pollock, Arshile Gorky, Lee Krasner and Fernand Léger, de Kooning drew from the freedom and boldness with which they all approached their work. In 1943, he married Elaine de Kooning, a versatile and immensely talented New York painter with a significant role in the Abstract Expressionist movement.
A major motif in de Kooning’s work is the deconstructed female form. A collection of paintings demonstrative of this is now known as his “Woman” series of the early 1950s, which remains controversial more than half a century later. Drawing inspiration from photography in magazines and using vivid colors and expressive brushstrokes to unforgettable effect, de Kooning depicted his subjects as grotesque, sexualized and loosely abstracted forms, which many critics deemed angry and misogynistic. But it is this very fearlessness in visual and conceptual experimentation that made de Kooning a crucial figure of Abstract Expressionism.
Today, de Kooning’s work is among the most coveted art in the world. His Interchange (1955), with its bold lines and shapes executed in primary colors, is one of the most expensive paintings ever sold.
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- Woman with Corset and Long HairBy Willem de KooningLocated in New York, NYPrinter: Fred Genis, Hollanders Workshop, New York Publisher: Knoedler, New York Edition size: 61, plus proofs Catalogue raisonné: Graham 17 Signed, dated, and numbered, lower marginCategory
1970s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints
MaterialsLithograph
- UntitledBy Willem de KooningLocated in New York, NYSigned on front "To Gerland from Bill" on versoCategory
1970s Modern Abstract Prints
MaterialsLithograph
- Souvenir of MontaukBy Willem de KooningLocated in New York, NYPrinter: Fred Genis, Hollanders Workshop, New York; Catalogue raisonné: Graham 9; Signed twice in pencil, left marginCategory
1970s Abstract Prints
MaterialsLithograph
- The Aberdeen StoneBy Robert MotherwellLocated in New York, NYSheet size: 40 1/4 x 27 5/8 inches Frame dimensions: 48 1/2 x 36 1/8 inches Printer and publisher: ULAE, West Islip, New York Catalogue raisonné: Engberg & Banach 101 Edition size: ...Category
1970s Abstract Abstract Prints
MaterialsLithograph
- EK IbBy Josef AlbersLocated in New York, NYPortfolio: Homage to the Square: Edition Keller Ia-Ik Printer: Herbert Geier, Ingolstadt Publisher: Josef Keller Verlag, Starnberg Signed, dated, and numbered in pencil, lower marginCategory
1970s Abstract Geometric Abstract Prints
MaterialsScreen
$24,000 - SP IIIBy Josef AlbersLocated in New York, NYSheet size: 24 1/8 x 24 1/8 inches Frame size: 26 3/4 x 26 3/4 inches Printer: Edition Domberger, Germany Publisher: Edition Domberger, Germany Edition: 125, plus proofs Catalogue r...Category
1960s Abstract Geometric Abstract Prints
MaterialsScreen
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