Untitled

Willem de Kooning, Untitled, 1950, enamel on paper mounted on paperboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase from the Vincent Melzac Collection through the Smithsonian Institution Collections Acquisition Program, 1980.5.2
Willem de Kooning, Untitled, 1950, enamel on paper mounted on paperboard, sheet: 22 x 30 in. (55.9 x 76.3 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase from the Vincent Melzac Collection through the Smithsonian Institution Collections Acquisition Program, 1980.5.2

Artwork Details

Title
Untitled
Artist
Date
1950
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sheet: 22 x 30 in. (55.9 x 76.3 cm)
Credit Line
Museum purchase from the Vincent Melzac Collection through the Smithsonian Institution Collections Acquisition Program
Mediums
Mediums Description
enamel on paper mounted on paperboard
Classifications
Subjects
  • Abstract
Object Number
1980.5.2
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1980.5.2

Artwork Description

This black-and-white drawing reveals de Kooning’s mastery of the spontaneous gesture. In the service of pure abstraction, his lines move across the surface with a fluency and energy that distinguish his most accomplished work. Integrating angular and curvilinear forms, this composition captures the tension an artist experiences at the moment of creative expression.

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Works by this artist (12 items)

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Willem de Kooning, The Wave, ca. 1942-1944, oil on fiberboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift from the Vincent Melzac Collection, 1980.6.1
The Wave
Artist
Dateca. 1942-1944
oil on fiberboard
On view
Willem de Kooning, Untitled, 1950, enamel on paper mounted on paperboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase from the Vincent Melzac Collection through the Smithsonian Institution Collections Acquisition Program, 1980.5.2
Untitled
Artist
Date1950
enamel on paper mounted on paperboard
Not on view
Willem de Kooning, Woman, ca. 1952-1953, pastel on paper mounted on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase from the Vincent Melzac Collection through the Smithsonian Institution Collections Acquisition Program, 1980.5.3
Woman
Artist
Dateca. 1952-1953
pastel on paper mounted on canvas
Not on view
Willem de Kooning, Woman VIII, 1961, oil on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc., 1969.47.65
Woman VIII
Artist
Date1961
oil on paper
Not on view

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Howard Finster, THER SHALL BE EARTH qUAKES, 1976, enamel on fiberboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Herbert Waide Hemphill, Jr., 1988.74.8
THER SHALL BE EARTH qUAKES
Artist
Date1976
enamel on fiberboard
On view
Howard Finster, THE LORD WILL DELIVER HIS PEOPLE ACROSS JORDAN, 1976, enamel on fiberboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Herbert Waide Hemphill, Jr., 1988.74.6
THE LORD WILL DELIVER HIS PEOPLE ACROSS JORDAN
Artist
Date1976
enamel on fiberboard
On view
Herbert Waide Hemphill, Jr., Portrait of Hermine Katz, Atlantic City, 1949, enamel paint on board, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Herbert Waide Hemphill, Jr., 1998.84.19
Portrait of Hermine Katz, Atlantic City
Artist
Date1949
enamel paint on board
Not on view
Howard Finster, Bible Flying (#1805), 1980, enamel on wood, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Chuck and Jan Rosenak and museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 1997.124.16
Bible Flying (#1805)
Artist
Date1980
enamel on wood
On view