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Willem de Kooning — “Then there is a time in life when you just take a walk: And you walk in your own landscape.” Willem de Kooning
Willem de Kooning

“Then there is a time in life when you just take a walk: And you walk in your own landscape.” Willem de Kooning

A sweeping, gestural abstraction rendered in de Kooning's signature style, this oil on canvas pulses with loose, expressive brushwork that evokes both movement and memory. Fluid passages of color merge and dissolve into one another, suggesting the rhythmic cadence of a solitary walk through an intimate, internally mapped terrain. The painting captures the quiet introspection of a life lived long enough to move through the world entirely on one's own terms.

Medium
oil on canvas

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20th Century & Contemporary Art Evening Sale

November 8, 2015

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Willem de Kooning, “Then there is a time in life when you just take a walk: And you walk in your own landscape.” Willem de Kooning

A sweeping, gestural abstraction rendered in de Kooning's signature style, this oil on canvas pulses with loose, expressive brushwork that evokes both movement and memory. Fluid passages of color merge and dissolve into one another, suggesting the rhythmic cadence of a solitary walk through an intimate, internally mapped terrain. The painting captures the quiet introspection of a life lived long enough to move through the world entirely on one's own terms.

Medium
oil on canvas
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

20th Century, Mid Century Modern, Contemplative Mood, Lyrical Abstraction, Figurative Abstraction, Energetic Mood, Male Artist, Gestural Brushwork, Landscape Theme, Modern Art, Abstract Expressionism, Introspective Mood, Modern Master, Vibrant Colors, Master Artist, Expressive Color, Dutch-American Artist, Oil on Canvas

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Art Institute of Chicago