Willem de Kooning

American · 1904–1997 · Painter, Printmaker

Willem de Kooning was a Dutch abstract expressionist artist. Born in Rotterdam, in the Netherlands, he moved to the United States in 1926, becoming a U.S. citizen in 1962. In… (Wikipedia)

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$13,130,000≈ £10,071,335≈ €11,798,005Sign uprecord price · incl. premiumUntitled IIPhillips2017264lots offered2002–2026years recorded84%sold (217)$6.3kSign up free to seemedian price

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Untitled IIPhillips · May 2017$13,130,000≈ £10,071,335≈ €11,798,005Sign up to see
Untitled XXVIIIPhillips · Nov 2015$11,365,000≈ £7,531,478≈ €10,546,585Sign up to see
Untitled XVIPhillips · May 2019$10,268,000≈ £8,016,239≈ €9,165,402Sign up to see

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Untitled
Drawing · Paper
13 3/4 x 19 in. (34.9 x 48.3 cm)
Phillips · Feb 28, 2025 · Lot 160
$20,320≈ £16,123≈ €19,518Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $7,000–10,000View at Phillips ↗
Japanese Village (G. 19), 1971
Lithograph · Paper · ed. AP
I. 20 7/8 x 30 3/4 in. (53 x 78.1 cm) S. 28 1/8 x 39 7/8 in. (71.4 x 101.3 cm)
Phillips · Feb 12, 2025 · Lot 168
$5,715≈ £4,593≈ €5,511Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Phillips ↗
Love to Wakako (G. 18), 1970
Lithograph · Paper · ed. AP
I. 42 x 24 1/2 in. (106.7 x 62.2 cm) S. 50 1/2 x 34 1/2 in. (128.3 x 87.6 cm)
Phillips · Feb 12, 2025 · Lot 169
$3,810≈ £3,062≈ €3,674Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–6,000View at Phillips ↗
Guild Hall East Hampton poster, 1976After the artist
Lithograph
33 h x 39 w in (84 x 99 cm)
Wright · Dec 18, 2024 · Lot 323
$2,520≈ £1,981≈ €2,401Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–View at Wright ↗
Untitled
Drawing · Paper
23 5/8 x 18 3/4 in. (60 x 47.6 cm)
Phillips · Nov 20, 2024 · Lot 205
$15,240≈ £12,031≈ €14,429Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $12,000–18,000View at Phillips ↗
The Man and the Big Blonde, 1982
Lithograph · Paper · ed. 98/150
I. 21 1/4 x 26 7/8 in. (54 x 68.3 cm) S. 25 1/2 x 30 1/4 in. (64.8 x 76.8 cm)
Phillips · Oct 22, 2024 · Lot 178
$22,860≈ £17,606≈ €21,126Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–7,000View at Phillips ↗
Minnie Mouse (G. 25), 1971
Lithograph · Paper · ed. AP
I. 27 1/2 x 21 in. (69.9 x 53.3 cm) S. 30 x 22 1/2 in. (76.2 x 57.2 cm)
Phillips · Oct 22, 2024 · Lot 179
$3,810≈ £2,934≈ €3,521Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–6,000View at Phillips ↗
Washington Monument off-set
Lithograph · ed. 49/50
31 x 25 in
Rachel Davis Fine Arts · Oct 19, 2024 · Lot 371
$2,100≈ £1,610≈ €1,936HammerSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–2,000View at Rachel Davis Fine Arts ↗
Figures in Landscape VI, 1980
Lithograph
31¼ h x 28¼ w in (79 x 72 cm)
Rago Auctions · Oct 16, 2024 · Lot 100
$32,760≈ £25,134≈ €30,063Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $10,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
Figure at Gerard Beach, 1970
Lithograph
32¼ h x 23½ w in (82 x 60 cm)
Rago Auctions · Oct 16, 2024 · Lot 197
$3,780≈ £2,900≈ €3,469Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗

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