Collection
Willem de Kooning
(Netherlands, United States of America 24 Apr 1904–19 Mar 1997)
- Title
- Untitled D99
- Year
- circa 1965-1980
- Media category
- Drawing
- Materials used
- charcoal on paper
- Dimensions
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31.7 x 20.3cm sight; 63.7 x 53.5 x 3.7cm frame
- Signature & date
- Not signed. Not dated.
- Credit
- Purchased 1997
- Accession number
- 417.1997
- Copyright
- © Willem de Kooning, c1965-80/ARS. Licensed by Viscopy, Sydney
- Location
- Not on display
- Further information
Of the many undated drawings left in the artist's studio this is one of the most expressive of the Woman series while being more specifically about drawing. The linear quality of this piece is very fresh and reveals some fascinating juxtapositions of haptic gesture with anatomical investigation. The left hand and feet are quite detailed and rendered in space while the torso is typically blurred and exaggerated. This work reveals the process in its primary state.
- Bibliography (1)
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Terence Maloon and Peter Raissis (Editors), Michelangelo to Matisse: Drawing the figure 1999, Domain, 1999. cat.no. 219
- Exhibition history (1)
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Michelangelo to Matisse: Drawing the figure, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 20 Nov 1999–27 Feb 2000
