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
ArtistWillem de Kooning Edit this on Wikidata
Year1950
Mediumoil paint, canvas, metallic paint
Movementabstract expressionism Edit this on Wikidata
Dimensions75.875 in (192.72 cm) × 58 in (150 cm)
LocationMuseum of Modern Art
Accession No.478.1953 Edit this on Wikidata
Websitewww.moma.org/collection/object.php?object_id=79810

History

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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

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  1. ^ "MoMA | Willem de Kooning. Woman, I. 1950–52". www.moma.org. Retrieved 2022-02-04.
  2. ^ "Action Painting and Willem de Kooning's Woman I". Singulart Magazine. 2019-12-11. Retrieved 2022-02-04.
  3. ^ "The strange story behind Willem de Kooning's Woman I | art | Phaidon". www.phaidon.com. Retrieved 2022-02-04.
  4. ^ Clark, Marlene (2020). The Woman in Me: Willem de Kooning, Woman I-vi. Academica Press. ISBN 978-1-68053-100-8.
  5. ^ Siegel, Eleanor Kathryn (1990). Willem de Kooning's "woman" Paintings of 1950-53. University of Texas at Austin.
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