Willem de Kooning
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Willem de Kooning was a Dutch-American abstract expressionist artist. Born in Rotterdam, in the Netherlands, he moved to the United States in 1926, becoming a U.S. citizen in 1962. In 1943, he married
De Kooning in his studio in 1961
Plaque affixed on De Kooning's house of birth in Rotterdam, Netherlands
Mural by De Kooning at the Hall of Pharmacy, 1939 New York World's Fair
De Kooning in front of one of his works (Amsterdam, 1968)
Ruth Kligman
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Ruth Kligman was an American abstract artist.
Willem de Kooning
…owner of the Charles Egan Gallery. Willem had a daughter, Lisa de Kooning, in 1956, as a result of his affair with Joan Ward. He also had a romance with Ruth Kligman after her affair with Jackson Pollock ended upon his death in a 1956 car crash. Elaine and Willem both struggled with alcoholism, which eventually led…
Ruth Kligman by Robert Mapplethorpe, 1972