Beach Scene

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 exhibits bold, sweeping lines and irregular shapes forming an abstract composition. Thick lines curve and twist across the space, and smaller splatters and dots punctuate the background. There is a suggestion of movement akin to flowing water or smoke, enhancing its dynamic nature. The abstract presentation encourages viewers to make connections with familiar organic forms.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph in black on Suzuki wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Lee V. Eastman and John L. Eastman

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 93.98 × 72.39 cm (37 × 28 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1975.104.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Graham 1991, no. 23

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1991

  • Graham, Lanier. The Prints of Willem de Kooning: A Catalogue Raisonné, 1957-1971. Paris: Baudoin Lebon, 1991, no. 23.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: 6/39; lower right in graphite: de Kooning '70

Wikidata ID

Q65578824

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