Head #3 — Willem de Kooning

DETAILS

Artist: Willem de Kooning
Date: 1973
Medium: Bronze
Location: Art Institute of Chicago
Dimensions: 49.5 × 29.2 × 29.2 cm (19 1/2 × 11 1/2 × 11 1/2 in.)
Collection: Contemporary Art
Culture: United States
Credit line: Purchased with funds provided by Margaret Fisher

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THE ARTIST

Willem de Kooning

1904–1997 · United States

Willem de Kooning, a Dutch-American abstract expressionist, challenged conventions with his dynamic 'Woman' series and impactful black-and-white abstractions.

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