Willem de Kooning, Painter, East Hampton

1983

Mariana Cook

Associated Names
Mariana Cook

Artist, American, born 1955

The image shows an older man seated from the waist up, with his arms resting on his knees. His hands are together in the foreground holding a pair of reading glasses. The man has white hair that is parted to the side and a small, trimmed beard. He is wearing a checkered shirt with rolled-up sleeves and a plain t-shirt underneath. The background features an abstract painting in shades of white with dark lines and shapes. The setting appears to be an art studio, captured in black and white.

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Mariana Cook, New York; gift to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC (through Marie Martin, Chevy Chase, MD), 1989; acquired by NGA, 2015.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

signed by artist, bottom right below image on mount in black ink: M. Cook

Wikidata ID

Q64157733

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