Figure at Barnes Hole

1962

Willem de Kooning

Associated Names
Willem de Kooning

Artist, American, born the Netherlands, 1904 - 1997

The image depicts an abstract painting with sweeping, curved, and intersecting lines. The artwork features soft, blended colors such as pastel pinks, blues, and greens, as well as bold accents of red, black, and yellow. The brushstrokes create a dynamic composition resembling a whirlwind or a chaotic garden. The overlapping hues form colorful shapes that resemble organic forms in motion, capturing a sense of movement and energy.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    oil counterproof on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Edward R. Broida

  • Dimensions

    overall: 77.8 x 57.3 cm (30 5/8 x 22 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2005.142.27

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Gallery Beyler Basel, Switzerland); Private collection, New York City; (Adler Gallery, Los Angeles); purchased 1981 by Edward R. Broida, Los Angeles; gift 2005 to NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2006

  • Selections from the Collection of Edward R. Broida, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2006, unnumbered brochure, fig. 1.

Inscriptions

lower right in red colored pencil: de Kooning

Wikidata ID

Q64636035

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