Landing Place

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 displays bold, sweeping black brushstrokes and splatters intersecting across the canvas in an abstract composition. The shapes and lines suggest flowing river or fabric folds. Sinuous curves and dynamic arcs resemble natural forms like vines or hair. The dark tones against a pale background create depth and contrast, enhancing the visual intrigue.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph in black on Akawara laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Lee V. Eastman and John L. Eastman

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 71.12 × 93.98 cm (28 × 37 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1975.104.6

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Graham 1991, no. 6

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1991

  • Graham, Lanier. The Prints of Willem de Kooning: A Catalogue Raisonné, 1957-1971. Paris: Baudoin Lebon, 1991, no. 6.

Inscriptions

lower center in graphite: 7/54; lower right in graphite: '70 / de Kooning

Wikidata ID

Q65578849

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