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]
Woman I | |
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Artist | Willem de Kooning |
Year | 1950 |
Medium | oil paint, canvas, metallic paint |
Movement | abstract expressionism |
Dimensions | 75.875 in (192.72 cm) × 58 in (150 cm) |
Location | Museum of Modern Art |
Accession No. | 478.1953 |
Website | www |
History
editWillem 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
edit- ^ "MoMA | Willem de Kooning. Woman, I. 1950–52". www.moma.org. Retrieved 2022-02-04.
- ^ "Action Painting and Willem de Kooning's Woman I". Singulart Magazine. 2019-12-11. Retrieved 2022-02-04.
- ^ "The strange story behind Willem de Kooning's Woman I | art | Phaidon". www.phaidon.com. Retrieved 2022-02-04.
- ^ Clark, Marlene (2020). The Woman in Me: Willem de Kooning, Woman I-vi. Academica Press. ISBN 978-1-68053-100-8.
- ^ Siegel, Eleanor Kathryn (1990). Willem de Kooning's "woman" Paintings of 1950-53. University of Texas at Austin.
External links
edit- Willem de Kooning, Woman, I Smarthistory, 2016
- Willem de Kooning, Woman, I (from MoMA) Khan Academy