Willem de Kooning

Untitled (Woman)
c. 1974

An abstract drawing featuring a series of interconnected, fluid black lines on a cream-colored background, creating ambiguous shapes that suggest fragments of human figures and faces. Some smudges and spots of color are visible, with a signature at the bottom right.
An abstract drawing featuring a series of interconnected, fluid black lines on a cream-colored background, creating ambiguous shapes that suggest fragments of human figures and faces. Some smudges and spots of color are visible, with a signature at the bottom right.

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Date
c. 1974

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Charcoal on paper on board

Dimensions
Sheet: 66 1/2 × 42in. (168.9 × 106.7 cm)

Accession number
85.23

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from the Grace Belt Endowed Purchase Fund, the Wilfred P. and Rose J. Cohen Purchase Fund, the Dana Foundation, Incorporated, The List Purchase Fund, The Norman and Rosita Winston Foundation, Inc., and the Drawing Committee

Rights and reproductions
© The Willem de Kooning Foundation/ Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

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