Willem de Kooning

(1904–1997) Painter Kingdom of the Netherlands

54 quotes in 263 categories

Willem de Kooning was a painter from the Kingdom of the Netherlands, best known for Willem de Kooning.

Quick Facts About Willem de Kooning

Born: April 24, 1904
Died: March 19, 1997
Nationality: Kingdom of the Netherlands
Profession: Painter
Notable works: Willem de Kooning
Known for: Woman III, Woman I, Seated Woman on a Bench
Spouse: Elaine de Kooning

About Willem de Kooning

Willem de Kooning was a Dutch-American abstract expressionist artist. Born in Rotterdam, in the Netherlands, he moved to the United States in 1926, becoming a U.S. citizen in 1962. In 1943, he married painter Elaine Fried.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Awards & Honors

Talensprijs Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences Presidential Medal of Freedom Praemium Imperiale Max Beckmann prize Goslarer Kaiserring National Medal of Arts Logan Medal of the Arts