Woman I is an 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.[1]
Woman I | |
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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 |
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.[2][3]
Woman I is one of six canvases representing women, painted in a similar style.[4][5]