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Willem de Kooning : The Breakthrough Years, 1945-1950 /

"In 1948, Willem de Kooning held his first solo exhibition, at age forty-four, at the Charles Egan Gallery in New York City. Willem de Kooning: The Breakthrough Years explores how the painter developed his distinctive style in the period leading up to the show, blending figuratio This beautiful...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Elderfield, John (Author), Abbaspour, Mitra (Author)
Other Authors: Col̤n, Lee (Contributor), Coddington, James (Contributor), Devolder, Bart J. C. (Contributor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton Univerity Art Museum, [2026]
Subjects:
De Kooning, Willem, > 1904-1997 > Exhibitions.
Abstract expressionism > Painting > 20th century.
Avant-garde (Aesthetics) > United States > History > 20th century.
Painting > Technique > 20th century.
Expressionnisme abstrait > Peinture > 20e siècle.
exhibition catalogs.
Exhibition catalogs.
Catalogues d'exposition.
Table of Contents:
  • The creative process itself / John Elderfield
  • Chronology / Lee Col̤n
  • 1948: A remarkable year for the American Avant-Grade / Mitra Abbaspour
  • Use, reuse, work, and rework: the painting of Black Friday / Jim Coddington and Bart J.C. Devolder.