Willem de Kooning
Black and White (Rome)

Black and White (Rome)

© The Willem de Kooning Foundation / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

Black and White (Rome)
Black and White (Rome)
ArtistAmerican, born Netherlands, 1904–1997
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Black and White (Rome)
Date1959
MediumEnamel on wove paper
DimensionsSheet: 39 1/4 × 27 1/2 in. (99.7 × 69.9 cm)
Credit LineBequest of Caroline Wiess Law
Object number2004.12.A
Not on view

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Provenance Research Ongoing Exhibition History"A Spirited Vision: Highlights of the Bequest of Caroline Wiess Law to the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, February 22–April 25, 2004

"Acquisitions of the Last Five Years: Selections of Modern and Contemporary Art," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, July 15–October 15, 2005.

"Line: Making the Mark," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, December 12, 2014–March 22, 2015.

"The Marzio Years: Transforming the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 1982–2010," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, October 25, 2020–January 10, 2021.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Signed, lower right: de Kooning '59
Back label: [Danese Gallery, New York]

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