Painter Willem de Kooning

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Willem de Kooning

Living place: Rotterdam

Birthday: 24-4-1904

Global rank: #38956

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Who is Painter Willem de Kooning?
Abstract expressionist painter whose best-known works include "The Woman I Am," "Attic," and "Unearthed." His first solo exhibition was in 1948 at Egan Gallery Charles.
His painting, "Woman III", sold for a staggering $137,000,000 in 2006.
 
 

Young / Before famous

He worked as an assistant art director at a Rotterdam department store in 1920. He also developed a passion for jazz, after visiting the Savoy Ballroom several times in 1932 with muralist David Margolis .

Family life info

He was born into a working-class family of Leendert de Kooning and Cornelia Nobel; He lived with his mother after his parents' 1907 divorce. He married Elaine Marie Fried in 1943.

Close relationship

Who is Boy (girl) friend/ wife (husband)/ darling Painter Willem de Kooning?
He and Jackson Pollock were both Abstract Expressionist associated with the New York School; Other painters in the school include Clyfford Yet, Anne Ryan, and Adolph Gottlieb.

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When was Painter Willem de Kooning born?
Willem de Kooning was born in 24-4-1904, death year is , at the age of 120.
Where is Painter Willem de Kooning's birth place, what is Zodiac/Chinese Zodiac?
Willem de Kooning was born in Rotterdam, of Netherlands. is a Painter, whose Zodiac is Taurus, and who Chinese Zodiac is The Dragon. Willem de Kooning's global rank is 38956 and whose rank is 105 in list of famous Painter.
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Events in 1904 and 24-4

Events in the world in the birth year of Willem de Kooning

  • Russo-Japanese War begins. As Russia and Japan fight over Manchuria and Korea.
  • Entente Cordiale: Britain and France settle their international differences.

Birthday Willem de Kooning (24-4) in history

  • Day 24-4 year 1800: The Library of Congress of the United States was established.
  • Day 24-4 year 1898: Spain declared war on the U.S..
  • Day 24-4 year 1915: Turks began deportation of Armenians that led to the massacre of between 600,000 and 1.5 million Armenians.
  • Day 24-4 year 1916: The Easter Rebellion begins in Dublin, Ireland. Although unsuccessful, the uprising was an important symbolic event leading to the establishment of the Republic of Ireland.
  • Day 24-4 year 1953: Winston Churchill was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II.
  • Day 24-4 year 1990: The shuttle Discovery blasted off with the Hubble Space Telescope.
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