Woman I Explained
Woman I is a 1950 abstract expressionist painting by American artist Willem de Kooning. The work is in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art, in New York.[1]
History
Willem de Kooning painted Woman I over two years, from 1950 to 1952. He executed numerous preliminary studies before beginning the painting, starting over several times.[2] [3]
Woman I is one of six canvases representing women, painted in a similar style.[4] [5]
References
- Web site: MoMA Willem de Kooning. Woman, I. 1950–52. 2022-02-04. www.moma.org.
- Web site: 2019-12-11. Action Painting and Willem de Kooning's Woman I. 2022-02-04. Singulart Magazine. en-US.
- Web site: The strange story behind Willem de Kooning's Woman I art Phaidon. 2022-02-04. www.phaidon.com.
- Book: Clark, Marlene. The Woman in Me: Willem de Kooning, Woman I-vi. 2020. Academica Press. 978-1-68053-100-8. en.
- Book: Siegel, Eleanor Kathryn. Willem de Kooning's "woman" Paintings of 1950-53. 1990. University of Texas at Austin. en.
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