Elaine de Kooning

Elaine de Kooning
Elaine de Kooning c. 1974
Born
Elaine Marie Catherine Fried

(1918-03-12)March 12, 1918[1]
Brooklyn, New York
Died(1989-02-01)February 1, 1989 (aged 70)
Southampton, New York
NationalityAmerican
Known forPainting
MovementNew York Figurative Expressionism, Abstract Expressionism
Spouse
(m. 1943)

Elaine Marie Catherine de Kooning (/də ˈknɪŋ/ KOO-ning,[2] Dutch: [də ˈkoːnɪŋ]; née Fried; March 12, 1918[1] – February 1, 1989[3]) was an Abstract Expressionist and Figurative Expressionist painter in the post-World War II era. She wrote extensively on the art of the period[4] and was an editorial associate for Art News magazine.[5]

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  2. ^ "de Kooning". CollinsDictionary.com. HarperCollins.
  3. ^ Glueck, Grace (February 2, 1989). "Elaine de Kooning, Artist and Teacher, Dies at 68". New York Times.
  4. ^ Swain, Martica (1997). "Review". Woman's Art Journal. 18 (2): 31–33. JSTOR 1358549.
  5. ^ Edvard Lieber, "Willem de Kooning: Reflections in the Studio", p.10.