Woman

Date

(1965)

Artist

Willem de Kooning, American, b. Rotterdam, The Netherlands, 1904–1997

Provenance

The artist, East Hampton, New York, 1965

Joseph H. Hirshhorn, New York, 1965-17 May 1966

Gift of Joseph H. Hirshhorn, 1966

Exhibition History

PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS, Philadelphia. "Seven on the Figure," 20 September-16 December 1979, p. 50, ill. p. 46.

ROYAL SCOTTISH MUSEUM, Edinburgh. "Treasures of the Smithsonian," 11 August-4 November 1984. Organized by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service, Washington, DC.

WEXNER CENTER FOR THE VISUAL ARTS, Ohio State University, Columbus. "Art in Europe and America: The 1950s and 1960s," 16 February-22 April 1990, unnumbered checklist, p. 22.

HIRSHHORN MUSEUM AND SCULPTURE GARDEN, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. "Willem de Kooning from the Hirshhorn Museum Collection," 21 October 1993 - 9 January 1994, no. 36. TOUR: FUNDACIO "LA CAIXA," CENTRE CULTURAL, Barcelona, 17 February -3 April 1994; HIGH MUSEUM OF ART, Atlanta, 13 September - 27 November 1994; MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, Boston, 10 December 1994 - 19 February 1995; MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, Houston, 19 March - 28 May 1995.

DAVIS MUSEUM AND CULTURAL CENTER, Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA. "Collection in Content: Willem de Kooning's Door Cycle," 12 October 1995-26 February 1996, cat. no. 2. TOUR: WHITNEY MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART, 14 March 1996-26 May 1996, cat.

C & M ARTS, New York. "De Kooning: Paintings and Related Sculpture, 1964-1973," 3 October 2000-2 December 2000, cat. no. 2.

MUSEO DE BELLAS ARTES DE BILBAO, Spain. "Pintura al desnudo: Picasso, DuBuffet, De Kooning, Bacon, Saura," 4 June 2001-19 August 2001, cat. no. 9., colorplate.

MUSEUM OF MODERN ART, New York. "de Kooning: A Retrospective," 18 September 2011-9 January 2012, colorplate 125, p. 359; pp. 356, 360.

HIRSHHORN MUSEUM AND SCULPTURE GARDEN, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC. "Masterworks from the Hirshhorn Collection," 9 June 2016-6 August 2017, no cat.

Published References

GARSON, INEZ. Willem de Kooning in the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden (New York: Scala, 1974), no. 12.

SUFFIELD, LAURA. "De Kooning at the Hirshhorn," The Art Newspaper 32 (November 1993): p. 10.

CLIMENT, ELISEU. El Temps (8 March 1994).

FAIRBROTHER, TREVIS. "Willem de Kooning: The Hirshhorn Museum Collection," Preview, MFA Boston (November-December 1994): p. 5.

TEMIN, CHRISTINE. "Doors of perception: Wellesley show is a rare chance to look at de Kooning's heroic years," The Boston Sunday Globe (12 November 1995): p. 57, 62-63.

SCHILLING, MICHAEL et al. "Modern Science and Contemporary Paintings: Preserving an Evolving Legacy," The Getty Conservation Institute Newsletter 17 (3 November 2002): p. 6.

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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

66.1217

Type

Painting

Medium

Oil on wood

Dimensions

80 x 36 in. (203.2 x 91.4 cm)