Clam Digger

1970 (published 1971)

Willem de Kooning

Associated Names
Willem de Kooning

Artist, American, born the Netherlands, 1904 - 1997

Hollander Graphic Workshop

Printer

M. Knoedler & Company

Publisher, 1846 - 2011

The image shows swirling dark shapes and sweeping lines creating an intricate pattern. It is presented in an abstract manner. The forms resemble distorted human-like figures interacting within the space, with limbs and torsos blending into each other. These organic shapes might suggest bodies entwined in an embrace, while the flowing lines convey fluidity and movement. The composition combines dynamic strokes with areas of thickness and shadow, conveying depth and energy.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph in black on J. B. Green laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Lee V. Eastman and John L. Eastman

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 93.35 × 73.34 cm (36 3/4 × 28 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1975.104.3

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Graham 1991, no. 10

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1991

  • Graham, Lanier. The Prints of Willem de Kooning: A Catalogue Raisonné, 1957-1971. Paris: Baudoin Lebon, 1991, no. 10.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: '70 / de Kooning; lower right in graphite: 7/34

Wikidata ID

Q65578843

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