'''Willem de Kooning''' (1904-1997) was an Abstract Expressionist painter. He was a Dutch immigrant who came to the United States in the 1950s. De Kooning is best known for the painting ''Woman V'', which took two years to complete. He and [[Jackson Pollock]] were both important figures in the Abstract-Expressionist school. De Kooning suffered from alcoholism his entire life.
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'''Willem de Kooning''' (1904-1997) was an Abstract [[Expressionist]] painter. He was a Dutch immigrant (born in the [[Netherlands]], in 1926, he entered the United States). De Kooning is best known for the painting ''Woman V'', which took two years to complete. He and [[Jackson Pollock]] were both important figures in the Abstract-Expressionist school. De Kooning suffered from alcoholism his entire life.