Woman I
| 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 | |
| Accession | 478.1953 |
| Website | www |
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]
History
[edit]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]
Writing in the Guardian, Ben Eastham says: "Scandalous when first exhibited, the accusation that this cartoonish, charismatic and wild figure defames all womankind by its “monstrosity” seems now to rely on some mid-century assumptions about how women should be represented. Whatever you think about Woman I, she could never be mistaken for a submissive sex object or a Stepford wife."[6]
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.
- ↑ https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2026/oct/08/willem-de-kooning-at-work-review-rijksmuseum-amsterdam
External links
[edit]- Willem de Kooning, Woman, I Smarthistory, 2016
- Willem de Kooning, Woman, I (from MoMA) Khan Academy
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