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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Two Figures, 1973
Lithograph · Paper · ed. 54/100
I. 13 1/2 x 22 1/2 in. (34.3 x 57.2 cm) S. 22 x 30 in. (55.9 x 76.2 cm)
Phillips · Apr 23, 2019 · Lot 160
$2,250≈ £1,730≈ €2,001Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–2,500View at Phillips ↗
Rainbow: Thelonius Monk, Devil at the Keyboard
Lithograph · Paper
35¼ h x 24½ w in (90 x 62 cm)
Wright · Apr 11, 2019 · Lot 217
$1,188≈ £909≈ €1,055Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $700–View at Wright ↗
Untitled
Pastel · Other support
11 x 8 1/2 in. (27.9 x 21.6 cm.)
Phillips · Feb 27, 2019 · Lot 80
$25,000≈ £18,774≈ €21,957Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $20,000–30,000View at Phillips ↗
Quatre Lithographies (Four Lithographs): one plate, 1986
Lithograph · Paper · ed. XI/L
S. 71.1 x 62.2 cm (27 7/8 x 24 1/2 in.)
Phillips · Jan 24, 2019 · Lot 47
£18,750≈ $24,418≈ €21,531Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £9,000–12,000View at Phillips ↗
Abstract
Mixed media · Board
21" high x 10.75" wide
Clarke Auction Gallery · Jan 13, 2019 · Lot 64
$26,000≈ £20,240≈ €22,674HammerSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–6,000View at Clarke Auction Gallery ↗
Ohne Titel (2 Blätter), Um 1970
Mixed media
22.8 x 28 cm (8.9 x 11 in)
Ketterer Kunst · Dec 7, 2018 · Lot 529
€12,500≈ $14,214≈ £11,136Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €10,000–View at Ketterer Kunst ↗
Eight works: (i-viii) Untitled, 1965-1980
Drawing · Paper
(i-viii) 9 x 6 in. (22.9 x 15.2 cm.)
Phillips · Nov 14, 2018 · Lot 119
$150,000≈ £115,589≈ €132,790Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $100,000–150,000View at Phillips ↗
Woman, 1952
Pastel · Paper
16 1/8 x 20 in. (41 x 50.8 cm.)
Phillips · Nov 14, 2018 · Lot 197
$495,000≈ £381,444≈ €438,208Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $400,000–600,000View at Phillips ↗
Untitled (Woman in Landscape)
Rago Auctions · Nov 10, 2018 · Lot 628
$17,500≈ £13,427≈ €15,424Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $12,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
Paris Review
Rago Auctions · Nov 10, 2018 · Lot 631
$2,500≈ £1,918≈ €2,203Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗

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