Willem de Kooning
Figure in a Landscape

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Artist Willem de Kooning (American, born Netherlands, 1904–1997)American, born Netherlands, 1904–1997

CultureAmerican

Titles

Figure in a Landscape

Date1966

MediumOil on canvas

Dimensions25 × 30 1/8 in. (63.5 × 76.5 cm)

Credit LineBequest of Caroline Wiess Law

Object number2004.11

Not on view

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Department

Modern and Contemporary Art

Object Type

PAINTING

Provenance[M. Knoedler & Company, Inc., New York]; Private collection, March 1968; [Christies's, New York, May 10, 2000, Lot 710]; purchased by Caroline Wiess Law, Houston, 2000, until d. 2003; bequeathed to MFAH, 2004.
Exhibition History"de Kooning, Recent Paintings", New York, M. Knoedler & Co., Inc., November-December 1967, p.50 (illustrated).

"A Spirited Vision: Highlights of the Bequest of Caroline Wiess Law to the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston," the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, February 22 - April 25, 2004

Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

Signed recto LR: "de Kooning"

Three labels from Christie's Twentieth Century Art (Day Sale) on verso including: "10 May 00 / Sale 9358 / Lot 710", MV5 01..."

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