Clamdigger is a bronze sculpture by Willem de Kooning. It may have been inspired by "the men who dug for clams along the beaches" near his home in East Hampton, New York. It has been described as one of his "extraordinarily tactile figurative sculptures" that "seemed pulled from the primordial ooze," and "as part man, part creature of the mud and the shallows."
The sculpture was modeled in clay in 1972, and cast in bronze in 1976. It was his "first large-scale bronze work."
As of 2014, Clamdigger is on display in the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.
De Kooning, known for his abstract expressionist paintings, took up sculpture later in his career, after a 1969 visit with a friend in Italy "who had a small foundry."
See also
References
- "Clamdigger, (sculpture)". SIRIS
- "Clamdigger, the Beloved". Art&Seek. 2008-09-22. Retrieved 2014-05-06.
- Stevens, Mark (2014-10-21). "Willem de Kooning Still Dazzles". Smithsonian Magazine, Arts & Culture. Retrieved 2014-05-06.
- Russell, John (1983-05-20). "Art: The Sculpture of Willem de Kooning". The New York Times. Retrieved 2014-05-06.
- "Secondary Object". Museumland. 2014. Retrieved 2014-05-06.
- "Collection Search - Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden - Smithsonian". Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden - Smithsonian. Archived from the original on 2009-04-13. Retrieved 2011-04-11.
- "BAM/PFA - Art Exhibitions - Willem de Kooning". MATRIX 12. Archived from the original on 2014-05-06. Retrieved 2014-05-06.
External links
- Clam digger, sketch by de Kooning
- "Secondary Object". Museumland. 2014. Retrieved 2014-05-06.
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