de Kooning - a Retrospective

Black-and-White

In the 1940s, de Kooning began experimenting with a reduced palette of black and white, explored in paintings and works on paper at several points across his career.

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Themes

Biomorphic Abstractions

Black-and-White

Figures:

  • Groups of Figures  /  
  • Men  /  
  • Women

Gestural Abstractions

Landscapes:

  • Abstract Parkway Landscapes  /  
  • Abstract Pastoral Landscapes  /  
  • Abstract Urban Landscapes  /  
  • Figures In Landscapes

Reductive Abstractions

Still Lifes

  • Themes
  • Periods
  • Timeline
  • Methods & Materials
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Untitled

Untitled

1950–51

Carole Lombard

Carole Lombard

1947

Attic

Attic

1949

Excavation

Excavation

1950

Orestes

Orestes

1947

Painting

Painting

1948

Dark Pond

Dark Pond

1948

Wah Kee Spare Ribs

Wah Kee Spare Ribs

1970

Weekend at Mr. and Mrs. Krisher

Weekend at Mr. and Mrs. Krisher

1970

Night

Night

1948

Untitled (Black and White Abstraction)

Untitled (Black and White Abstraction)

1949–50

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