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ELAINE DE KOONING US Oil on Canvas Dated 1966

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ELAINE DE KOONING US Oil on Canvas Dated 1966
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Oil on canvas, framed. Featuring a portrait. Signed and attr. Elaine de Kooning (American, 1918-1989) on the lower right corner. Dated 1966. 60.5 x 60 cm (23.8 x 23.6 inches). Elaine de Kooning was a prolific and versatile painter, writer, and teacher. Though she was closely associated with the New York School and Abstract Expressionism, de Kooning eschewed developing a singular style and instead painted in a range of modes from realism to abstraction. “Style is something I’ve always tried to avoid. I’m more interested in character,” she said. The subjects in her work also varied, including mythology, landscapes, and portraiture; one of her later bodies of work was inspired by the cave paintings in Lascaux.