Willem de Kooning
b. Rotterdam, Netherlands, 1904 | d. East Hampton, NY, 1997
Collection Artwork
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Willem de Kooning
Untitled (Three Figures), 1947
de Kooning
1947
Untitled (Three Figures), 1947
oil, enamel, graphite, and charcoal on paper
20 ¾ x 24 inches (53 x 61 cm)
© 2018 The Willem de Kooning Foundation / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Photo: Tim Nighswander/Imaging4Art.com
Tim Nighswander/Imaging4Art.com
Willem de Kooning
https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/DEKOw_GF_ThreeFigures.jpg
Three women with distorted body shapes sit side by side in the center of various bright color swaths.
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Willem de Kooning
Two Women IV, 1952
de Kooning
1952
Two Women IV, 1952
graphite, colored chalks, charcoal, and gouache on paper
16 ½ x 20 ¼ inches (42 x 51 cm)
© 2018 The Willem de Kooning Foundation / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Photo: Tim Nighswander/Imaging4Art.com
Tim Nighswander/Imaging4Art.com
Willem de Kooning
https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/DEKOw_GF_TwoWomenIV.jpg
Two abstract women with rough and twisted bodies stand amid swirling colors and forms.
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Willem de Kooning
Woman, 1953
de Kooning
1953
Woman, 1953
oil, enamel paints, and charcoal on paper mounted on canvas
29 ⅛ x 21 ¼ inches (74 x 54 cm)
© 2018 The Willem de Kooning Foundation / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Photo: Tim Nighswander/Imaging4Art.com
Tim Nighswander/Imaging4Art.com
Willem de Kooning
https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/DEKOw_GF_Woman_1953-574x800.jpg
A woman, abstract and executed with powerful brush strokes, sits in a swirl of colors.
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Willem de Kooning
Monumental Woman, 1954
de Kooning
1954
Monumental Woman, 1954
charcoal on paper
28 ¼ x 22 ½ inches (72 x 57 cm)
© 2018 The Willem de Kooning Foundation / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Photo: Tim Nighswander/Imaging4Art.com
Tim Nighswander/Imaging4Art.com
Willem de Kooning
https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/DEKOw_GF_MonumentalWoman.jpg
A woman, rendered abstractly, sits. An inscription to someone in the lower righthand corner from the artist.
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Willem de Kooning
Screams of Children Come from Seagulls, 1975
de Kooning
1975
Screams of Children Come from Seagulls, 1975
oil on canvas
76 ⅝ x 87 ½ inches (195 x 222 cm)
© 2018 The Willem de Kooning Foundation / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Photo: Tim Nighswander/Imaging4Art.com
Tim Nighswander/Imaging4Art.com
Willem de Kooning
https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/DEKOw_GF_ScreamsChildren-912x800.jpg
An abstract composition swirls with red, white, blue, and black.
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Willem de Kooning
Woman, 1952
de Kooning
1952
Woman, 1952
pastel and graphite on paper
24 ¼ x 16 ⅛ inches (62 x 41 cm)
© 2018 The Willem de Kooning Foundation / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Photo: Tim Nighswander/Imaging4Art.com
Tim Nighswander/Imaging4Art.com
Willem de Kooning
https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/DEKOw_GF_Woman_1952.jpg
One seated, abstract human figure in shades of blue, red, yellow, black and white on beige paper.
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Willem de Kooning
Women Seated and Standing, 1952
de Kooning
1952
Women Seated and Standing, 1952
pastel and charcoal on paper
21 ⅜ x 24 ⅜ inches (54 x 62 cm)
© 2018 The Willem de Kooning Foundation / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Photo: Tim Nighswander/Imaging4Art.com
Tim Nighswander/Imaging4Art.com
Willem de Kooning
https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/DEKOw_GF_WomenSeated.jpg
Two abstract, forward-facing human figures, one standing and one crouched. Signed by de Kooning. Pastel colors include orange, yellow, green and blue.
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Willem de Kooning
Woman, 1953
de Kooning
1953
Woman, 1953
charcoal on paper
36 x 23 ⅝ inches (91 x 60 cm)
© 2018 The Willem de Kooning Foundation / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Photo: Tim Nighswander/Imaging4Art.com
Tim Nighswander/Imaging4Art.com
Willem de Kooning
https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/DEKOw_GF_Women_1953-529x800.jpg
A charcoal drawing on beige paper of a forward-facing abstract human figure. The drawing is signed de Kooning.
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Willem de Kooning
January 1st, 1956
de Kooning
1956
January 1st, 1956
oil on canvas
78 ¼ x 69 inches (199 x 175 cm)
© 2018 The Willem de Kooning Foundation / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Photo: Tim Nighswander/Imaging4Art.com
Tim Nighswander/Imaging4Art.com
Willem de Kooning
https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/DEKOw_24_002_crop-708x800.jpg
In this painting, loose and expressive brushwork of various colors overlaps and muddies the tones. Lines of blue, yellow, teal, black, and red mix with fields of beige and pink.