Ireland and Joseph Winterbotham Walter Aitken Endowment Reference Number 1983.792 Copyright В© 1975 The Willem de Kooning Foundation/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Status Currently Off View Department Contemporary Art Artist Willem de Kooning Title Untitled XI Origin United States Date 1975 Medium Oil on linen Inscriptions Not inscribed on recto signed: verso: 'de Kooning' (bottom left in black crayon) Dimensions 195.6 Г— 223.5 cm (77 Г— 88 in.), without frame Credit Line Through prior bequests of John J. Here the figurative references that are dominant in his earlier work are nearly lost within a far more lyrical and joyful abstract landscape. Moving away from tightly organized compositions, de Kooning used free-flowing brushwork and softened, sensuous hues to liberate form. Untitled XI belongs to this series, which was, with a few exceptions, untitled and chronologically numbered. In 1975, at the age of 71, de Kooning began one of the most productive periods of painting in his career, quickly completing 20 new, large canvases within 6 months. In the late 1960s and early 1970s, he turned his attention away from painting, instead focusing on sculpture, printmaking, and drawing.

Willem de Kooning is known for emotive, gestural canvases that transcend conventional definitions of figuration and abstraction.

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