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Willem De Kooning

Corinna Thierolf

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English
Hirmer
01 October 2018
In 1926 22 year - old Dutchman Willem de Kooning

(1904 - 1997) travelled to the USA on a British

freighter

- without papers and hidden in the

machine room. The young art student eked out a

living by painting houses, signs and façades, before

he was able aft er eight years to dedicate himself

entirely to painting.

In the United States he established contacts with the

art scene and forged friendships with artists such as

Arshile Gorky, Franz Kline, Clifford Still, Jackson

Pollock, and Mark Rothko. Today De Ko oning

belongs to the outstanding painters of Abstract

Expressionism and together with Jackson Pollock is

regarded as a pioneer of Action Painting. This

publication vividly examines De Kooning's life,

marked by self - doubts, successes, new beginnings,

excess es, and scandalous paintings, as well as the

evolution of his artistic work. In addition, author

Corinna Thierolf opens up exciting perspectives on

De Kooning's work by revealing entirely new,

surprising relationships with the works of fellow

artists such

as Franz Marc, Piet Mondrian, or

Wassily Kandinsky.

By:  
Imprint:   Hirmer
Country of Publication:   Germany
Dimensions:   Height: 205mm,  Width: 140mm, 
Weight:   270g
ISBN:   9783777430737
ISBN 10:   3777430730
Series:   The Great Masters of Art
Pages:   72
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Corinna Thierolf is head conservator of the Bavarian State Painting Collections and has curated numerous exhibitions for the Pinakothek der Moderne in Munich.

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