Phoenix
1970
Artist, American, born the Netherlands, 1932 - 2009

Artwork overview
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Medium
acrylic on canvas
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
overall: 191.14 × 213.36 cm (75 1/4 × 84 in.)
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Accession
2018.187.1
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
The artist; purchased 1971 by his brother, Hans de Looper [d. 1998], Washington, D.C., and Vevey, Switzerland; their sister, Anne de Looper-Simons, La Tour de Peilz, Switzerland, until 2004; the artist [1932-2009]; his widow, Frauke de Looper [d. 2018; her estate; gift 2018 to NGA.
Associated Names
Exhibition History
1971
[Willem de Looper], Jefferson Place Gallery, Washington, D.C., 1971.
2008
Willem de Looper, American University Museum, Washington, D.C., 2008, unnumbered catalogue, repro., as Untitled.
Inscriptions
on edge of canvas reverse: de Looper 1970; PHOENIX
Wikidata ID
Q108686945