Willem de Kooning: Tracing the Figure

by Cornelia Butler, Paul Schimmel, Willem De Kooning

Willem de Kooning, one of the great pioneers of Abstract Expressionism, experimented with the human form throughout his career. An artist deeply skeptical about Western ideals of beauty, he focused on anatomical fragmentation and spatial ambiguity to express the fleeting nature of the individual. This strikingly designed book, published in conjunction with an exhibition originating at The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, explores de Kooning's...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 069109618X
• ISBN13: 9780691096186
• Release Date: April 2002
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 4.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 9.3" x 13.3"