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Willem de Kooning(1904-1997)

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Willem de Kooning
The band of artists known as the New York School toyed with tradition and rebelled against the Renaissance. Feeling as though free association led to the best outcome, they took a surrealist approach, less concerned with aesthetic and more with expression. Never knowing exactly how a piece would turn out, the artists embraced their own complex humanity and worked from a place of sporadic realness.
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Willem de Kooning was born on 24 April 1904 in Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. He was married to Elaine de Kooning. He died on 19 March 1997 in Long Island, New York, USA.
BornApril 24, 1904
DiedMarch 19, 1997(92)
BornApril 24, 1904
DiedMarch 19, 1997(92)
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Known for

Willem de Kooning in De kooning on de kooning (1982)
De kooning on de kooning
  • Self
  • 1982
The New York School (1972)
The New York School
  • Self
  • 1972
Orson Welles in The Challenge... A Tribute to Modern Art (1975)
The Challenge... A Tribute to Modern Art
7.0
  • Self
  • 1975
Painters Painting (1972)
Painters Painting
7.4
  • Self (painter)
  • 1972

Credits

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Self

  • Bir Resim Bir Hikaye (2019)
    Bir Resim Bir Hikaye
    TV Series
    • Self - Subject
    • 2019
  • Omnibus (1967)
    Omnibus
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Self
    • 1995
  • Jim Carter and Jessica Marshall-Gardiner in The Late Show (1988)
    The Late Show
    6.2
    TV Series
    • Self
    • 1991
  • Seven Portraits (1983)
    Seven Portraits
    Short
    • Self
    • 1983
  • Willem de Kooning in De kooning on de kooning (1982)
    De kooning on de kooning
    • Self
    • 1982
  • Video Portraits: American Artists
    TV Series
    • Self
    • 1975–1989
  • Orson Welles in The Challenge... A Tribute to Modern Art (1975)
    The Challenge... A Tribute to Modern Art
    7.0
    • Self
    • 1975
  • The New York School (1972)
    The New York School
    • Self
    • 1972
  • Painters Painting (1972)
    Painters Painting
    7.4
    • Self (painter)
    • 1972
  • Release (1967)
    Release
    TV Series
    • Self - Segment Interviewee "Willem de Kooning"
    • 1968
  • USA: Artists
    TV Series
    • Self
    • 1966
  • Ten Modern Artists
    TV Mini Series
    • Self - Subject
    • 1964

Archive Footage

  • The Andy Warhol Diaries (2022)
    The Andy Warhol Diaries
    7.6
    TV Mini Series
    • Self - Artist (archive footage)
    • 2022
  • Made You Look: A True Story About Fake Art (2020)
    Made You Look: A True Story About Fake Art
    7.0
    • Self - Abstract Expressionist Painter (archive footage)
    • 2020
  • American Modern Art: The Secret Weapon of the Cold War (2019)
    American Modern Art: The Secret Weapon of the Cold War
    6.6
    TV Movie
    • Self (archive footage)
    • 2019
  • The Price of Everything (2018)
    The Price of Everything
    7.3
    • Self (archive footage)
    • 2018
  • Het uur van de wolf (1995)
    Het uur van de wolf
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Self - Kunstenaar (archive footage)
    • 2012
  • Who Gets to Call It Art? (2006)
    Who Gets to Call It Art?
    6.9
    • Self (archive footage)
    • 2006
  • Robert Rauschenberg: Man at Work (1997)
    Robert Rauschenberg: Man at Work
    7.1
    • Self (archive footage)
    • 1997

Videos1

The New York School trailer
Trailer 1:50
The New York School trailer

Personal details

  • Official sites
    • Foundation
    • France's national library catalogue .
  • Born
    • April 24, 1904
    • Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
  • Died
    • March 19, 1997
    • Long Island, New York, USA(Alzheimer's disease)
  • Spouse
    • Elaine de KooningDecember 9, 1943 - February 1, 1989 (her death)
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Biographical Movie
    • 2 Print Biographies
    • 1 Portrayal
    • 1 Article

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Is portrayed by Val Kilmer in Pollock (2000)
  • Quotes
    [on 'The Connoisseur', Norman Rockwell's satirical view of Jackson Pollock's art] Square inch by square inch, it's better than Jackson.

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