Elaine de Kooning

American · 1918–1989 · Painter, Printmaker

Elaine Marie Catherine de Kooning was an American painter and art critic. A key contributor to the abstract expressionist and Figurative Expressionist movements, she wrote… (Wikipedia)

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The Animal Powers Cave #67Phillips · Nov 2024$330,200≈ £260,677≈ €312,630Sign up to see
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Bullfight, 1961
Oil · Canvas
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Jun 7, 2009 · Lot 138
$54,000≈ £33,917≈ €38,090Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $80,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
(American 1919-1989)
casein on paper · Paper
9 x 12in (23 x 30.5cm)
Bonhams · Nov 5, 2006 · Lot 97
$2,151≈ £1,134≈ €1,686Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,200–1,800View at Bonhams ↗
JFK
Oil · Canvas
28 x 21 in
Helmuth Stone Gallery · Nov 2, 2025 · Lot 102
Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $10,000–20,000View at Helmuth Stone Gallery ↗
JFK
Oil · Canvas
28 x 21 in
Helmuth Stone Gallery · Jun 22, 2025 · Lot 50
Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $15,000–25,000View at Helmuth Stone Gallery ↗
Portrait of Aristodimos Kaldis, 1970
Acrylic · Board
15 x 20 in. (38.1 x 50.8 cm)
Phillips · Mar 8, 2023 · Lot 146
Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $15,000–20,000View at Phillips ↗
Pastoral Ai-Shan, 1988
Drawing · Paper
21 1/8 x 29 in. (53.7 x 73.7 cm)
Phillips · Mar 8, 2023 · Lot 147
Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $12,000–18,000View at Phillips ↗
Bacchus #104, 1979
Oil · Canvas
40 1/8 x 30 1/8in.
Bonhams · Jun 29, 2015 · Lot 7064
Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $4,000–6,000View at Bonhams ↗
Juarez Series, No. 20
Oil · Paper
15 x 17 3/4in
Bonhams · Jul 28, 2013 · Lot 2079
Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $2,000–4,000View at Bonhams ↗
(American 1919-1989)
Watercolor · Paper
9 1/2 x 13 1/2in (24 x 34.5cm)
Bonhams · Nov 5, 2006 · Lot 96
Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $1,000–1,500View at Bonhams ↗
(American, 1919-1989)
Drawing · Paper
10 1/4 x 13in (26 x 33cm)
Bonhams · Nov 6, 2005 · Lot 114
Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $1,500–2,500View at Bonhams ↗

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About Elaine de Kooning

Elaine Marie Catherine de Kooning was an American painter and art critic. A key contributor to the abstract expressionist and Figurative Expressionist movements, she wrote extensively on the art of the period and was an editorial associate for ARTnews magazine. She was married to Dutch-American artist Willem de Kooning from 1943 until her death in 1989, though they were separated for much of that time.

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