de Koo·ning (d k  nng), Willem 1904-1997. Dutch-born American painter and leader of the abstract expressionist school. In the 1950s he produced a monumental series entitled Woman, characterized by unrestrained color and a violent treatment of subject matter. His wife, Elaine Fried de Kooning (1920-1989), painted in a variety of styles, often devoting numerous works to a single theme, as in her drawings and portraits of John F. Kennedy. |
de Kooning [də ˈkuːnɪŋ]
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(Biographies) Willem. See (Willem de) Kooning
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| Noun | 1. |  de Kooning - United States painter (born in the Netherlands) who was a leading American exponent of abstract expressionism (1904-1997) |
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