In 1926, de Kooning immigrated to the United States, where he achieved fame as one of the pioneers of Abstract Expressionism. Around 1950 he reintroduced figurative elements into his paintings, executed in his characteristically violent but virtuoso style: landscapes and challenging, monumental female nudes. Sometimes the two motifs fuse. After all, landscapes can have a corporeal quality, as in this impression of the cliffs lining the Hudson River, west of Manhattan.
Specifications
| Title | The Cliff of the Palisade with Hudson River, Weehawken, New Jersey |
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| Material and technique | Oil on paper on board |
| Object type |
Painting
> Painting
> Two-dimensional object
> Art object
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| Location | This object is in storage |
| Dimensions |
Width 58,3 cm Height 73,2 cm |
|---|---|
| Artists |
Artist:
Willem de Kooning
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| Accession number | 2952 (MK) |
| Credits | Gift Mr and Mrs L. Cohan and W. de Kooning in memory of G. Cohen, S. Cohen-Mug, children and grandchildren, 1977 |
| Department | Modern Art |
| Acquisition date | 1977 |
| Creation date | in 1963 |
| Entitled parties | © The Willem de Kooning Foundation, c/o Pictoright Amsterdam |
| Internal exhibitions |
De collectie als tijdmachine (2017) |
| External exhibitions |
Hareng Saur: Ensor en de hedendaagse kunst (2010) Boijmans bij de Buren - Kunst stelt alles voor (2020) |
| Material | |
| Object | |
| Geographical origin | The Netherlands > Western Europe > Europe |
| Geographical origin | The United States of America > North America > America |
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