Seated Man
Date
(c. 1939)
Artist
Willem de Kooning, American, b. Rotterdam, The Netherlands, 1904–1997
Provenance
The artist, East Hampton, New York, c. 1939-30 December 1969
Joseph H. Hirshhorn Foundation, New York, 30 December 1969-6 March 1972 (gift of the artist)
Gift of the artist through the Joseph H. Hirshhorn Foundation, 1972
Exhibition History
WHITNEY MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART, New York. The 1930s: Painting and Sculpture in America, 15 October-1 December 1968, no. 60, ill.
HIRSHHORN MUSEUM AND SCULPTURE GARDEN, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. "Inaugural Exhibition," 4 October 1974-15 September 1975.
HIRSHHORN MUSEUM AND SCULPTURE GARDEN, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. The Golden Door: Artist-Immigrants of America, 1876-1976, 20 May-20 October 1976, no. 109, ill. p. 255
WHITNEY MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART, New York. Willem de Kooning: Drawings, Paintings, Sculpture, 15 December 1983-26 February 1984, no. 139, ill. p. 138. TOUR: AKADEMIE DER KUNSTE, Berlin, 11 March-29 April 1984; MUSEE NATIONAL D'ART MODERNE, Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris, 28 June-24 September, ill. p. 56.
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. 1, P. 59; P. 197, 216; 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.
NATIONAL MUSEUM OF MODERN ART, Tokyo, Japan. "Visage: Painting and the Human Face in 20th Century Art," cat. no. 27, p. 67. TOUR: NATIONAL MUSEUM OF WESTERN ART, Tokyo, Japan, 12 January-13 February 2000; NATIONAL MUSEUM OF MODERN ART, Kyoto, Japan, 22 February-20 March 2000.
MUSEUM OF MODERN ART, New York. "de Kooning: A Retrospective," 18 September 2011-9 January 2012, colorplate 13, p. 90; pp. 91-92.
Published References
HESS, THOMAS B. Willem de Kooning (New York: Braziller, 1959), ill. 22
SIEGEL, JEANNE. "The 1930s: Painting and Sculpture in America," Arts
Magazine 43 (November 1968), p. 32
FRASNAY, DANIEL. The Artist's World (New York: Viking, 1969), p. 233,
ill. 7
ROSENBERG, HAROLD. The De-definition of Art (New York: Horizon, 1972), p. 186
O'DOHERTY, BRIAN. American Masters: The Voice and the Myth (New York: Random House, 1973), colorplate p. 140
LERNER, ABRAM, et al. The Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden (New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1974), p. 681, fig. 501
GARSON, INEZ. Willem de Kooning in the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture
Garden (New York: Scala, 1974), no. 1
LADER, MELVIN P. "Graham, Gorky, de Kooning, and the `Ingres Revival'
in America," Arts Magazine 52 (March 1978), p. 98, ill. p. 96
HYAMS, BARRY. Hirshhorn Medici from Brooklyn (New York: E.P. Dutton, 1979), p. 109
YARD, SALLY E. "Willem de Kooning: The First Twenty-six Years in New
York--1927-1952," unpublished Ph.D. dissertation, Princeton University, 1980, p. 62-69, fig. 67
YARD, SALLY. "Seated Man embodies tensions beyond the socio-economic," Helix 1/1 (1992): p. 3, 44, 45.
ZILCZER, JUDITH. "Willem de Kooning: from the Hirshhorn Collection," American Art Review 5/5 (Fall 1993): 104-105.
GUAY, HERVE. "Willem de kooning ou l'art dans sa totalite," Le Devoir (27-28 November 1993): C12.
MCCABE, CONNIE. "The Art of Friendship," Departures (December 1993): p. 24.
UNSIGNED. "Artist Roy Lichtenstein turns 70; tributes to Willem de Kooning," The Philadelphia Inquirer ( 5 December 1993): p. H6.
CARNEGIE, M.D.. "Insides Out," The Washington City Paper (10 December 1993): p. 52.
SMITH, ROBERTA. "De Kooning's 90th Birthday nears and Hirshhorn leads the tribute," The New York TImes ( 14 December 1993): p. C19.
CATEFORIS, DAVID. "Willem de Kooning," Art Journal 53/4 (Winter 1994): p. 86-89.
A.G.. "Las Exposiciones," AD (1994): p. 25.
UNSIGNED. "Arte figurativo y abstracto," Guia del Ocio (11-17 February 1994): p. 37.
UNSIGNED. "L'expressionisme de Willem de Kooning," Avui Cap De Setmana (18 February 1994): 2.
EFE. "Cincuenta obras de Willem de Kooning se exponen en Barcelona," Diario de Jerez (18 February 1994): p. 43.
UNSIGNED. "Un excelso Willem de Kooning," Expansion (25 February 1994): p. 44.
REBOIRAS, RAMON. "El Holandes," Cambio 16 (Madrid) (28 February 1994).
ZILCZER, JUDITH. "Willem de Kooning," El Guia. Art de l'arc mediterraneen 7 (February 1994): p. 18, 24.
UNSIGNED. "Willem de Kooning: figura clave del expresionismo abstracto," Panorama (February 1994): p. 9
UNSIGNED. "Un joven de 90 anos," Epoca (8-14 March 1994): p. 76, 77.
SPIEGEL, OLGA. "Willem de Kooning," La Vanguardia Magazine (20 March 1994): p. 59-63.
ZILCZER, JUDITH. "Willem de Kooning, pionero y lider del expresionismo abstracto," Panorama (March 1994): p. 3.
ANFAM, DAVID. "Washington and Barcelona: Willem de Kooning," Burlington Magazine (April 1994): p. 69.
BALAGUAR, MENENE GRAS. "De Kooning y Kline, revisitados," REKarte (May 1994): p. 24-25.
UNSIGNED. Museum and Dealer Catalogues, Drawing 16/1 (May-June 1994): p. 17-18.
FOX, CATHERINE. "A closer look at Willem de Kooning," The Atlanta Journal ( 13 September 1994): p. C12.
JINKNER-LLOYD, AMY. "The Endurance of Beauty," Creative Loafing (17 September 1994): p. 29.
FAIRBROTHER, TREVOR. "Willem de Kooning: The Hirshhorn Museum Collection," Preview, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (November, December 1994): p. 5.
SILVER, JOANNE. "Visual Arts: a journey in paint," Boston Herald (16 December 1994): p. S02.
JOHNSON, PATRICIA. "Willem de Kooning: abstract women and master strokes define MFA exhibit," Houston Chronicle (18 MArch 1995): p. 1C, 8C.
KUTNER, JANET. "Canvasing de Kooning's lifetime of art," The Dallas Morning News (9 April 1995): 1C, 8C.
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 Museum of Modern Art, 1995): p. 22.
ZILCZER, JUDITH. "Artist and Patron: the formation of the Hirshhorn Museum's Willem de Kooning collection," Journal of the History of Collections 8/1 (1996): 117-125.
ARTNER, ALAN. "The last master," Chicago Tribune (6 April 1997): p. 5.
YARD, SALLY. Willem de Kooning (New York: Rizzoli, 1997): figure 8, p. 17; p. 126.
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Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Collection
School
Abstract Expressionism (First Generation)
On View
Hirshhorn Museum & Sculpture Garden (Washington, DC), 2nd Floor
Credit Line
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, Gift of the artist through the Joseph H. Hirshhorn Foundation, 1972
Data Source
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Accession Number
72.89
Type
Painting
Medium
Oil and charcoal on canvas
Dimensions
38 1/4 x 34 1/4 in. (97.1 x 86.9 cm)
