Willem de Kooning

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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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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Clam Digger (Litho #3) (from Portfolio 9), 1966
Lithograph · Paper
17⅛ h x 22⅜ w in (43 x 57 cm)
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Jan 11, 2023 · Lot 125
$2,772≈ £2,287≈ €2,579Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,500–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
Two Figures, c. 1973
Lithograph
22 h x 30 w in (56 x 76 cm)
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Jan 11, 2023 · Lot 151
$2,772≈ £2,287≈ €2,579Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
Composition for Lisa, 1984
Screenprint
17½ h x 23¼ w in (44 x 59 cm)
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Jan 11, 2023 · Lot 194
$3,528≈ £2,911≈ €3,283Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
Poster Design for The Susan Smith Blackburn PrizeAfter the artist
sheet 25 5/8 x 17 3/4 in (65.2 x 45.2 cm)
Bonhams · Dec 6, 2022 · Lot 137
$1,084≈ £888≈ €1,031Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $250–350View at Bonhams ↗
SpoletoAfter the artist
Lithograph
sheet 41 x 29 1/2 in. (104.2 x 75.0 cm)
Bonhams · Dec 6, 2022 · Lot 217
$281≈ £230≈ €267Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $200–300View at Bonhams ↗
Untitled, 1977
Oil · Paper
60 1/2 x 41 1/4 in. (153.7 x 104.8 cm)
Phillips · Nov 15, 2022 · Lot 28
$4,870,000≈ £4,093,813≈ €4,680,892Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000,000–6,000,000View at Phillips ↗
Event in a Barn, 1947
Oil · Paper
24 3/4 x 33 in. (62.9 x 83.8 cm)
Phillips · Nov 15, 2022 · Lot 36
$3,055,000≈ £2,568,090≈ €2,936,371Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,500,000–3,500,000View at Phillips ↗
Untitled (G. 404), 1969
Sculpture · ed. 1/100
6 1/2 x 11 x 2 3/8 in. (16.5 x 27.9 x 6 cm)
Phillips · Oct 24, 2022 · Lot 13
$15,120≈ £13,364≈ €15,349Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $10,000–15,000View at Phillips ↗
Valentine (G. 16), 1970-1971
Lithograph · Paper · ed. 16/47
I. 31 x 23 1/2 in. (78.7 x 59.7 cm) S. 37 x 28 1/4 in. (94 x 71.8 cm)
Phillips · Oct 24, 2022 · Lot 161
$3,780≈ £3,341≈ €3,837Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–6,000View at Phillips ↗
Untitled, 1981
Lithograph · Paper · ed. 32/60
I. 18 1/4 x 24 1/2 in. (46.4 x 62.2 cm) S. 22 5/8 x 28 7/8 in. (57.5 x 73.3 cm)
Phillips · Oct 24, 2022 · Lot 162
$5,040≈ £4,455≈ €5,116Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Phillips ↗

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