Elaine de kooning

Charles A. Riley II discusses self-portraits and portraits in "Elaine de Kooning Portrayed" at the Pollock-Krasner House & Study Center.

One of de Kooning's friends once asked her what it was like to work in the shadow of her husband, Willem de Kooning. She replied: "I don't paint in his shadow, I paint in his light.'"

Untitled, Elaine de Kooning

The free-thinking Abstract Expressionist, even while in her partner's shadow, captured an era with skill and élan

Elaine de Kooning (American, 1918-1989), Conrad Fried, 1954. Oil on canvas, 80 × 46 in.

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Elaine de Kooning Desert Wall, Cave #96, 1986 Acrylic on canvas 66 x 84 ins 167.64 x 213.36 cm

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