Two Figures
Date
1964
Artist
Willem de Kooning, American, b. Rotterdam, The Netherlands, 1904–1997
Provenance
The artist, East Hampton, New York, 1964
Joseph H. Hirshhorn, New York, 1964-17 May 1966
Gift of Joseph H. Hirshhorn, 1966
Exhibition History
STEDELIJK MUSEUM, Amsterdam. "Willem de Kooning," 19 September-17 November 1968, cat. no. 80, ill., unpaginated. MUSEUM OF MODERN ART INTERNATIONAL CIRCULATING EXHIBITION TOUR: TATE GALLERY, London, 8 December 1968-26 January 1969; MUSEUM OF MODERN ARTt, New York, 3 March-27 April 1969, cat. no. 92, ill. p. 128; ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO, 16 May-6 July 1969; LOS ANGELES COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART, 28 July-14 September 1969.
WHITNEY MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART, New York. "Willem de Kooning: Drawings, Paintings, Sculpture," 15 December 1983-26 February 1984, cat. no. 219, ill. p. 205. TOUR: AKADEMIE DER KUNSTE, Berlin, 11 March-29 April 1984; MUSEE NATIONAL D'ART MODERNE, Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris, 28 June-24 September 1984, p. 117, ill.
SALANDER-O'REILLY GALLERIES, New York. "Willem de Kooning: An Exhibition of Paintings," 4 September-15 October 1990, cat. no. 18, ill., unpaginated.
HIRSHHORN MUSEUM AND SCULPTURE GARDEN, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC. "Willem de Kooning from the Hirshhorn Museum Collection," 21 October 1993-9 January 1994, no. 25. TOUR: FUNDACIO "LA CAIXA," CENTRE CULTURAL, Barcelona, 17 February -3 April; HIGH MUSEUM OF ART, Atlanta, 13 September-27 November; MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, Boston, 10 December-19 February 1995; MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, Houston, 19 March-28 May.
HIRSHHORN MUSEUM AND SCULPTURE GARDEN, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC. "Masterworks from the Hirshhorn Collection," 9 June 2016-6 August 2017, no cat.
Published References
DRUDI, GABRIELLA. Willem de Kooning (Milan: Fratelli Fabbri, 1972),
colorplate 127.
SMITH, ROBERTA. "De Kooning's 90th Birthday nears, and Hirshhorn leads the Tribute," New York Times (14 December 1993): p. C19.
PRATHER, MARLA. Willem de Kooning: Paintings (New Haven and London, Yale University Press, 1994): p. 180.
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School
Abstract Expressionism (First Generation)
Credit Line
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, Gift of Joseph H. Hirshhorn, 1966
Data Source
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Accession Number
66.1211
Type
Painting
Medium
Oil on paper mounted on fiberboard
Dimensions
29 x 23 in. (73.6 x 58.4 cm)
