de Kooning - a Retrospective

Abstract Pastoral Landscapes

In the early 1960s, de Kooning’s palette shifted to lighter rococo hues of pink, yellow, and blue, reflecting the time he spent on the East End of Long Island, where he would move permanently in 1963.

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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

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  • Periods
  • Timeline
  • Methods & Materials
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Rosy-Fingered Dawn at Louse Point

Rosy-Fingered Dawn at Louse Point

1963

Door to the River

Door to the River

1960

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