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    Woman

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    Title:Woman

    Artist:Willem de Kooning (American (born The Netherlands), Rotterdam 1904–1997 East Hampton, New York)

    Date:ca. 1952

    Medium:Oil paint with collage of cut and printed paper on board

    Dimensions:17 11/16 in. × 13 in. (45 × 33 cm)

    Classification:Drawings

    Credit Line:From the Collection of Thomas B. Hess, Gift of the heirs of Thomas B. Hess, 1984

    Object Number:1984.613.6

    Rights and Reproduction:© 2025 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

    Inscription: Signed (lower right, in graphite): de Kooning

    Mr. and Mrs. Thomas B. Hess, New York (by 1968–her d. 1974); Thomas B. Hess, New York (1974–d. 1978); his heirs, New York (1978–84; their gift to MMA)

    Museum of Modern Art, New York. "The Art of Assemblage," October 2–November 12, 1961, no. 126 (as "Study for Woman," 1950, lent by a private collection, New York).

    Dallas Museum for Contemporary Arts. "The Art of Assemblage," January 9–February 11, 1962, no. 126.

    San Francisco Museum of Art. "The Art of Assemblage," March 5–April 15, 1962, no. 126.

    Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam. "Willem de Kooning," September 19–November 17, 1968, no. 46 (as "Study for Woman," 1950, lent by Mr. and Mrs. Thomas B. Hess, New York

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    Willem de Kooning

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