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Willem de Kooning
Willem de Kooning rare 1970s Abstract Expressionist print Signed/N small edition

1979

$10,000
£7,645.86
€8,751.97
CA$14,101.20
A$15,350.75
CHF 8,194.61
MX$185,318.70
NOK 103,037.02
SEK 95,766.14
DKK 65,364.51

About the Item

Willem de Kooning Annual Spring Invitational Art Exhibition (limited edition, hand signed & numbered by Willem de Kooning), 1979 Offset lithograph (hand signed and numbered) Signed and numbered 39/100 in graphite pencil on the front 28 1/2 × 22 1/2 inches Unframed Very rare, collectible limited edition Pencil signed and numbered 39 of only 100 by de Kooning on the front Offset lithograph print published on the occasion of the 12th Annual Spring Invitational Exhibition at Ashawagh Hall in August, 1979, a cultural center in East Hampton, New York where de Kooning lived and worked. Willem De Kooning Biography 1904-1997 Dutch artist Willem De Kooning was an abstract expressionist artist. Born in Rotterdam, he moved to America in 1926. In 1943, De Kooning married the painter Elaine Fried and in 1962 he became an American citizen. After World War II, De Kooning developed a style known as Abstract Expressionism also known as ‘action painting’, he was part of what is known as the New York School, a close group of artists which included the likes of Jackson Pollock, Elaine de Kooning, Arshile Gorky, Mark Rothko, Clyfford Still, and Richard Pousette-Dart to name but a few. On leaving school De Kooning studied as an apprentice to commercial artists. He attended part time classes at the Academie van Beeldende Kunsten en Technische Wetenschappen which was later to become the Willem de Kooning Academie. Painting in his spare time, and later joining the art colony at Woodstock in New York in the late 1920s, he came to know the modern artists Stuart Davis, Arshile Gorky and John Graham. De Kooning named this small group The Three Musketeers. De Kooning and Gorky first met at the house of Misha Reznikoff, where hey became close friends and Gooky became an important influence on De Kooning’s work. De Kooning is best known for paintings such as Woman III (1953) and Woman VI (1953), and sculptures such as Clamdigger (1972/1976) and Seated Woman on a Bench (1972/1976). His paintings have fetched near-record prices. In November 2006, Woman III was sold for $137.5 million.
  • Creator:
    Willem de Kooning (1904-1997, American, Dutch)
  • Creation Year:
    1979
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 28.5 in (72.39 cm)Width: 22.5 in (57.15 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Movement & Style:
  • Period:
  • Condition:
    Very good condition; a good impression of this scarce print. Ships unframed.
  • Gallery Location:
    New York, NY
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU1745217318512

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