Minnie Mouse

1971

Willem de Kooning

Associated Names
Willem de Kooning

Artist, American, born the Netherlands, 1904 - 1997

Hollander Graphic Workshop

Publisher

Xavier Fourcade Gallery

Publisher, 1970 - 1987

The image displays swirling black lines and splatters on a light background, creating a dynamic composition. The shapes suggest animal silhouettes and there is a central rounded form that resembles an eye or an ellipse. The interplay of shapes, lines, and textures hints at motion and life.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph in black on Dutch wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Lee V. Eastman and John L. Eastman

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 76.2 × 55.88 cm (30 × 22 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1975.104.12

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Graham 1991, no. 26

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1981

  • Contemporary American Prints and Drawings, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1981, unnumbered brochure.

Bibliography

1991

  • Graham, Lanier. The Prints of Willem de Kooning: A Catalogue Raisonné, 1957-1971. Paris: Baudoin Lebon, 1991, no. 25.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: 14/60; lower right in graphite: '71 / de Kooning

Wikidata ID

Q65578880

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