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'''Willem de Kooning''' (Rotterdam, 1904 - Springs b. East Hampton/N.Y., 1997) was an [[Abstract Expressionism|Abstract Expressionist]] painter and sculptor. He emigrated from the [[Netherlands]] to the [[United States]] in 1926. There he had the influence of [[Arshile Gorky]] with whom he started a studio. He became one of the leading exponents of Abstract Expressionism and particularly of "Action Painting". His first one-man exhibition took place in 1948.

'''Willem de Kooning''' (Rotterdam, 1904 - Springs b. East Hampton/N.Y., 1997) was an [[Abstract Expressionism|Abstract Expressionist]] painter and sculptor. He emigrated from the [[Netherlands]] to the [[United States]] in 1926. There he had the influence of [[Arshile Gorky]] with whom he started a studio. Between 1935 and 1939 he worked for the Federal Art Project, for which he painted murals. His first one-man exhibition took place in 1948. He became one of the leading exponents of Abstract Expressionism and particularly of "Action Painting".

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