Lobster 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, 1965-31 August 1981
(Estate of Joseph H. Hirshhorn, 1981-1986)
Joseph H. Hirshhorn Bequest, 1981
Exhibition History
HIRSHHORN MUSEUM AND SCULPTURE GARDEN, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC. "Willem de Kooning from the Hirshhorn Museum Collection," 21 October 1993-9 January 1994, no. 37, color ill. p. 130. 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 1995.
Published References
TEMIN, CHRISTINE. "Rediscovering De Kooning," The Boston Globe (9 December 1994): p. 49.
KALIL, SUSIE. "Defining de Kooning," Houston Press (20-26 April 1995): p. 4.
GARRELS, GARY and ELISE S. HAAS. Willem de Kooning: the late paintings, the 1980's (San Francisco, SFMOMA, 1995): figure 14, p. 24.
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Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Collection
School
Abstract Expressionism (First Generation)
Credit Line
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, The Joseph H. Hirshhorn Bequest, 1981
Data Source
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Accession Number
86.1351
Type
Painting
Medium
Oil on tracing paper
Dimensions
18 7/8 x 23 7/8 in. (47.9 x 60.7 cm) [irreg.]
