For really, when you think of all the life and death proble… - Willem de Kooning

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For really, when you think of all the life and death problems in the art of the Renaissance, who cares if a Chevalier is laughing or that a young girl has a red blouse on.

Willem de Kooning

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Willem de Kooning (24 April 1904 – 19 March 1997) was an abstract expressionist painter, born in Rotterdam, Netherlands, who settled in the United States. Along with Jackson Pollock, and others, he was an exponent of Abstract expressionism. Initially, he was strongly influenced by Picasso, Cubism, and Chaim Soutine. He was married with Elaine de Kooning and closely befriended with Arshile Gorky; later with Franz Kline.

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Alternative Names: Willem De Kooning • Willem DeKooning • William de Kooning • Willem Dekooning • willem de kooning • W. de Kooning

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