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Woman I
Artist	Willem de Kooning
Year	1950
Medium	oil paint, canvas, metallic paint
Movement	abstract expressionism
Dimensions	75.875 in (192.72 cm) × 58 in (150 cm)
Location	Museum of Modern Art
Accession No.	478.1953
Website	www.moma.org/collection/object.php?object_id=79810
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Woman I is a 1950 abstract expressionist painting by American artist Willem de Kooning. The work is in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art, in New York.

History

Willem de Kooning painted Woman I over two years, from 1950 to 1952. He executed numerous preliminary studies before beginning the painting, starting over several times.

Woman I is one of six canvases representing women, painted in a similar style.

References

1. "MoMA | Willem de Kooning. Woman, I. 1950–52". www.moma.org. Retrieved 2022-02-04.
2. "Action Painting and Willem de Kooning's Woman I". Singulart Magazine. 2019-12-11. Retrieved 2022-02-04.
3. "The strange story behind Willem de Kooning's Woman I | art | Phaidon". www.phaidon.com. Retrieved 2022-02-04.
4. Clark, Marlene (2020). The Woman in Me: Willem de Kooning, Woman I-vi. Academica Press. ISBN 978-1-68053-100-8.
5. Siegel, Eleanor Kathryn (1990). Willem de Kooning's "woman" Paintings of 1950-53. University of Texas at Austin.

External links

• Willem de Kooning, Woman, I Smarthistory, 2016
• Willem de Kooning, Woman, I (from MoMA) Khan Academy

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