Woman I 1950, Willem de Kooning

Picasso’s women, Hollywood starlets and goddesses from ancient cultures have been given credit for inspiring AbEx giant Willem de Kooning’s timeless, fraught evocation of womanhood. Motherly yet monstrous, she’s prompted volumes of critical response both positive and negative.

Did you know De Kooning actually painted a series of six "Woman" paintings? "Woman I" is the most famous, but it's interesting to see how he explored the theme differently in each canvas
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