Willem de Kooning

Woman
1952

A black and white abstract sketch featuring a chaotic arrangement of lines and shapes that suggest a figure in motion or transformation. Some elements resemble facial features and limbs amidst the dynamic strokes. The artist's signature is visible at the bottom right.

A black and white abstract sketch featuring a chaotic arrangement of lines and shapes that suggest a figure in motion or transformation. Some elements resemble facial features and limbs amidst the dynamic strokes. The artist's signature is visible at the bottom right.

Not on view

Date
1952

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Graphite on paper

Dimensions
Sheet: 16 1/8 × 13 1/8in. (41 × 33.3 cm)

Accession number
2024.107

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift from the Emily Fisher Landau Collection

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

API
artworks/37739

Exhibitions

Legacy: The Emily Fisher Landau Collection

Feb 10–May 1, 2011

Willem de Kooning
19 works in the collection, 32 exhibitions

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