Property from a Prestigious Private Collection
WILLEM DE KOONING (1904-1997)
Woman on the Dune
Details
WILLEM DE KOONING (1904-1997)
Woman on the Dune
signed 'de Kooning' (lower right)
oil on paper mounted on canvas
48 x 54 3/8 in. (121.9 x 138.1 cm.)
Painted in 1967.
Woman on the Dune
signed 'de Kooning' (lower right)
oil on paper mounted on canvas
48 x 54 3/8 in. (121.9 x 138.1 cm.)
Painted in 1967.
Provenance
Xavier Fourcade Gallery, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 1976
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 1976
Literature
G. Drudi, De Kooning, Milan, 1972, n.p., no. 143 (illustrated).
H. Rosenberg, "Interview with Willem de Kooning," ARTnews, September 1972, p. 55 (illustrated).
H. Rosenberg, de Kooning, New York, 1973, p. 241, pl. 169 (illustrated).
L. Alloway, "De Kooning: Criticism and Art History," Artforum, vol. 13, no. 5, January 1975, p. 49 (illustrated).
G. Dupuis, "De Kooning - An Artist Reaching Out," Palm Beach Post, 13 December 1975, p. 17.
C. Hardy, "Datebook: Norton Gallery - Recent paintings, drawings and sculpture of Willem de Kooning...," Palm Beach Post, 23 January 1976, p. B2 (illustrated).
E. Lauter, "Homage to Anima: Some Psychological and Cultural Implications of Willem de Kooning's Images of Women," Soundings: An Interdisciplinary Journal, vol. 59, no. 4, Winter 1976, p. 434.
R. Hughes, "Landscapes and the Bodies of Women," Horizon, February 1978, pp. 17 and 19 (illustrated).
D. L. Shirey, "De Kooning and the Island's Spell," New York Times, 5 February 1978, p. 14.
P. Selz, Art in Our Times: A Pictorial History, 1890-1980, New York, 1981, pp. 468-469, no. 1289 (illustrated).
D. Rosand, "Willem de Kooning: An American Master," Dialogue 67, January 1985, p. 54 (illustrated).
B. Hess, Willem de Kooning 1904-1997, Cologne, 2004, p. 69 (illustrated).
H. Rosenberg, "Interview with Willem de Kooning," ARTnews, September 1972, p. 55 (illustrated).
H. Rosenberg, de Kooning, New York, 1973, p. 241, pl. 169 (illustrated).
L. Alloway, "De Kooning: Criticism and Art History," Artforum, vol. 13, no. 5, January 1975, p. 49 (illustrated).
G. Dupuis, "De Kooning - An Artist Reaching Out," Palm Beach Post, 13 December 1975, p. 17.
C. Hardy, "Datebook: Norton Gallery - Recent paintings, drawings and sculpture of Willem de Kooning...," Palm Beach Post, 23 January 1976, p. B2 (illustrated).
E. Lauter, "Homage to Anima: Some Psychological and Cultural Implications of Willem de Kooning's Images of Women," Soundings: An Interdisciplinary Journal, vol. 59, no. 4, Winter 1976, p. 434.
R. Hughes, "Landscapes and the Bodies of Women," Horizon, February 1978, pp. 17 and 19 (illustrated).
D. L. Shirey, "De Kooning and the Island's Spell," New York Times, 5 February 1978, p. 14.
P. Selz, Art in Our Times: A Pictorial History, 1890-1980, New York, 1981, pp. 468-469, no. 1289 (illustrated).
D. Rosand, "Willem de Kooning: An American Master," Dialogue 67, January 1985, p. 54 (illustrated).
B. Hess, Willem de Kooning 1904-1997, Cologne, 2004, p. 69 (illustrated).
Exhibited
New York, M. Knoedler & Company, November-December 1967.
Paris, M. Knoedler & Company, June 1968, n.p., no. 6 (titled Femme sur la dune).
San Francisco Museum of Art, Untitled, 1968, November-December 1968, p. 16, no. 13 (titled Woman on the Dunes).
Berkeley, University of California, Powerhouse Gallery, de Kooning: The Recent Work, August-September 1969.
Baltimore Museum of Art, Willem de Kooning: Paintings, Sculpture and Works on Paper, August-September 1972.
Toronto, Pollock Gallery, de Kooning: Major Paintings, October-November 1974.
Milan, Palazzo Reale, La Ricerca Dell'Identita, October 1974-January 1975.
West Palm Beach, Norton Gallery of Art, De Kooning: Paintings, Drawings, Sculpture, 1967-1975, December 1975-February 1976, n.p., no. 1 (illustrated and illustrated on the front cover).
New York, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Willem de Kooning in East Hampton, February-April 1978, p. 45, no. 16 (illustrated).
New York, Whitney Museum of American Art; Berlin, Akademie de Kunste and Paris, Musée National d'Art Moderne, Centre Georges Pompidou, Willem de Kooning, December 1983-September 1984, pp. 128 and 211, no. 227 (New York, illustrated); p. 124 (Paris, illustrated).
Paris, M. Knoedler & Company, June 1968, n.p., no. 6 (titled Femme sur la dune).
San Francisco Museum of Art, Untitled, 1968, November-December 1968, p. 16, no. 13 (titled Woman on the Dunes).
Berkeley, University of California, Powerhouse Gallery, de Kooning: The Recent Work, August-September 1969.
Baltimore Museum of Art, Willem de Kooning: Paintings, Sculpture and Works on Paper, August-September 1972.
Toronto, Pollock Gallery, de Kooning: Major Paintings, October-November 1974.
Milan, Palazzo Reale, La Ricerca Dell'Identita, October 1974-January 1975.
West Palm Beach, Norton Gallery of Art, De Kooning: Paintings, Drawings, Sculpture, 1967-1975, December 1975-February 1976, n.p., no. 1 (illustrated and illustrated on the front cover).
New York, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Willem de Kooning in East Hampton, February-April 1978, p. 45, no. 16 (illustrated).
New York, Whitney Museum of American Art; Berlin, Akademie de Kunste and Paris, Musée National d'Art Moderne, Centre Georges Pompidou, Willem de Kooning, December 1983-September 1984, pp. 128 and 211, no. 227 (New York, illustrated); p. 124 (Paris, illustrated).
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