19,576
edits
Changes
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Line 1:
Line 1: − + − + − + + + + + + +
no edit summary
[[Image:Willem de Kooning.jpg|thumb|left|120px|Willem de Kooning]]
[[Image:Willem de Kooning.jpg|thumb|120px|Willem de Kooning]]
'''Willem de Kooning''' (1904-1997) was an [[Abstract Expressionism|Abstract Expressionist]] painter. He emigrated from the[[Netherlands]] to the [[United States]] in 1926.
'''Willem de Kooning''' (1904-1997) was an [[Abstract Expressionism|Abstract Expressionist]] painter. He emigrated from the[[Netherlands]] to the [[United States]] in 1926. There he had the influence of [[Arshile Gorky]]. He became one of the leading exponents of Abstract Expressionism and particularly of "Action Painting".
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.
<blockquote>
De Kooning constantly experimented, never content within the boundaries of the Abstract Expressionist movement that he became synonymous with. He was forever engaged with the idea of the figure, relentlessly challenging himself to address it in new ways. [http://www.artinfo.com/news/story/38607/take-a-virtual-tour-of-momas-radical-de-kooning-retrospective/]
</blockquote>
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. His later work showed an increasing preoccupation with landscape. [http://www.biography.com/people/willem-de-kooning-9270057]
De Kooning suffered from alcoholism his entire life.
{{Clear}}
{{Clear}}