de Kooning

Alberto Giacometti, Le Nez, Conceived in 1947 (this version conceived in 1949 and cast in 1965).
The Macklowe Collection Sale Becomes Sotheby’s Most Valuable Ever
On November 15, Sotheby’s hosted the first of two stand-alone auctions of the Macklowe Collection. The results were historic. In total, the sale achieved a landmark $676.1 million, making it the most…
artist stands next to her work, brushes in hand but nicely dressed. Her features and clothes are as strikingly monochrome as her artwork.
Epilogue: Michael Corinne West’s Monochrome Climax at Hollis Taggart
The abstract expressionist painter and Chicago-born poet Corinne Michelle West (1908-1991) was thirty-one years old when she officially changed her name in both her personal and professional life to…
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The de Kooning Masterpiece Made in an Hour
In this episode of Expert Voices, join Prints & Multiples specialist John Maher in an exploration of Litho #1 (Waves #1), a masterpiece of printmaking by Willem de Kooning. A rare example of de…
The Evolution of de Kooning

"Five vibrant works that reveal the artistic development of Willem de Kooning over time will be offered in the Contemporary Art Day Sale on 17 November in New York. These milestone works come from…