Artist:
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Willem de Kooning
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Title:
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Night
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Date:
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1948
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Medium:
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Oil on board
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Dimensions:
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22 x 28 3/4in. (55.9 x 73cm)
28 x 34 x 1 1/2 in. (71.12 x 86.36 x 3.81 cm) (outer frame)
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Credit Line:
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The John R. Van Derlip Fund and The Ethel Morrison Van Derlip Fund
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Location:
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Gallery 376
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The forms of Night are rich with suggestion. Some vaguely resemble human anatomy, while others recall architecture. These ambiguous shapes seem to float and jostle on the canvas. Night belongs to a series of abstract black-and-white paintings--inspired by de Kooning's late-night walks in New York--that express the spirit and texture of the modern metropolis. The broken brushwork and areas of scraping and reworking suggest the nervous energy of urban life--or the inner turmoil of the artist.
De Kooning was one of the most emotionally expressive Abstract Expressionists and an important influence on younger gestural painters.
Artist/Creator(s)
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Name:
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de Kooning, Willem
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Nationality:
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American
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Life Dates:
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American (born Netherlands), 1904-1997
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Object Description
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Inscriptions:
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Signature LR in black: [de Kooning]
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Classification:
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Paintings
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Physical Description:
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Abstraction.
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Creation Place:
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North America, United States, , ,
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Accession #:
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63.36
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Owner:
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The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
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