Thursday, May 9, 2024

This painting by Willem de Kooning painted in 1955 sold for 300 million dollars in 2015. The only thing you can say about it is that the colors and the shapes and lines give it a direct, pleasant even happy look. But like most abstract paintings you are left wondering what it is all about. De Kooning was born in Rotterdam, Netherlands and came to the United States as a Castaway. He worked as a house painter, carpenter and many other things before becoming a painter. You get the feeling that he used the same large brushes used to paint houses when he did this painting.

 


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