de Kooning

American  

[duh koo-ning] / də ˈku nɪŋ /

noun

1. Willem 1904–97, U.S. painter, born in the Netherlands.

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de Kooning British  

/ də ˈkuːnɪŋ /

noun

1. Willem (ˈwɪləm). 1904–97, US abstract expressionist painter, born in Holland

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Example Sentences

Benjamin’s home was filled with art catalogs and past editions of Art in America, where Mathieu was introduced to his earliest artistic inspirations, including de Kooning, Luc Tuymans and Francis Bacon.

From New York Times

Willem de Kooning had never been to Italy when he traveled to Venice for an amorous rendezvous in September 1959.

From New York Times

Secreted inside Warhol’s choice of commercial supermarket cans, however, was artist Willem de Kooning, the Dutch-born American titan of Abstract Expressionist art, who described his own brand of messy paint as “soup.”

From Los Angeles Times

Other artists that feature in her collection include American painter and sculptor Jasper Johns, Dutch-American artist Willem de Kooning and American painter and printmaker Robert Rauschenberg.

From BBC

Close, best known for his monumental photorealist portraits, had not yet found his style and was painting in an expressionist mode heavily influenced by Willem de Kooning.

From Seattle Times