Willem de Kooning
Dutch-American artist
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Willem de Kooning was a Dutch-American abstract expressionist artist. Born in Rotterdam, in the Netherlands, he moved to the United States in 1926, becoming an American citizen in 1962. In 1943, he married painter Elaine Fried. Wikipedia
Born: April 24, 1904, Rotterdam, Netherlands
Died: March 19, 1997 (age 92 years), East Hampton, NY
Influenced: Franz Kline, Elaine de Kooning, Joan Mitchell, and more
Influenced by: Vincent van Gogh, Josef Albers, Louise Nevelson, and more
Awards: Logan Medal of the Arts
Books: Willem De Kooning (1904-1997)., Willem de Kooning, De Kooning, and more
Children: Lisa de Kooning
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