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Willem de Kooning(1904-1997)

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Willem de Kooning
The band of artists known as the New York School toyed with tradition and rebelled against the Renaissance. Feeling as though free association led to the best outcome, they took a surrealist approach, less concerned with aesthetic and more with expression. Never knowing exactly how a piece would turn out, the artists embraced their own complex humanity and worked from a place of sporadic realness.
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Willem de Kooning was born on 24 April 1904 in Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. He was married to Elaine de Kooning. He died on 19 March 1997 in Long Island, New York, USA.
BornApril 24, 1904
DiedMarch 19, 1997(92)
BornApril 24, 1904
DiedMarch 19, 1997(92)
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Willem de Kooning in De kooning on de kooning (1982)
De kooning on de kooning
  • Self
  • 1982
The New York School (1972)
The New York School
  • Self
  • 1972
Orson Welles in The Challenge... A Tribute to Modern Art (1975)
The Challenge... A Tribute to Modern Art
7.1
  • Self
  • 1975
Painters Painting (1972)
Painters Painting
7.5
  • Self (painter)
  • 1972

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  • Official sites
    • Foundation
    • France's national library catalogue .
  • Born
    • April 24, 1904
    • Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
  • Died
    • March 19, 1997
    • Long Island, New York, USA(Alzheimer's disease)
  • Spouse
    • Elaine de KooningDecember 9, 1943 - February 1, 1989 (her death)
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Biographical Movie
    • 2 Print Biographies
    • 1 Portrayal
    • 1 Article

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    Is portrayed by Val Kilmer in Pollock (2000)
  • Quotes
    [on 'The Connoisseur', Norman Rockwell's satirical view of Jackson Pollock's art] Square inch by square inch, it's better than Jackson.

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