Figure at Barnes Hole
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View on museum website →Medium
oil counterproof on wove paper
Dimensions
overall: 77.8 x 57.3 cm (30 5/8 x 22 9/16 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Edward R. Broida
Accession Number
2005.142.27
About the Artist
Willem de Kooning
Willem de Kooning (1904–1997) was a Dutch-born American painter who stands as one of the towering figures of Abstract Expressionism and one of the most influential artists of the twentieth century. Born in Rotterdam, he trained at the Rotterdam Academy of Fine Arts and Applied Sciences, receiving a thorough grounding in academic drawing and design. In 1926 he immigrated to the United States, event...