.jpg?w=1)
Andy Williams: An American Legend
Willem de Kooning (1904-1997)
Reclining Figure
Details
Willem de Kooning (1904-1997)
Reclining Figure
signed, number and dated 'de Kooning AP 2/6 1969/80' (on the reverse)
bronze
15¾ x 30½ x 22½ in. (40 x 77.5 x 57.2 cm.)
Executed in 1969. This work is number two from three artist's proofs aside from an edition of six.
Reclining Figure
signed, number and dated 'de Kooning AP 2/6 1969/80' (on the reverse)
bronze
15¾ x 30½ x 22½ in. (40 x 77.5 x 57.2 cm.)
Executed in 1969. This work is number two from three artist's proofs aside from an edition of six.
Provenance
Collection of the artist
Xavier Fourcade, New York
His sale; Sotheby's, New York, 4 November 1987, lot 17
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Xavier Fourcade, New York
His sale; Sotheby's, New York, 4 November 1987, lot 17
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Literature
J.M. Joosten, Stedelijk Museum: Twenty Years of Collecting, Amsterdam, 1984, p. 230, no. 433 (another example illustrated).
P. Sollers, de kooning, vite, Paris, 1988, no. 109 (another example illustrated in color).
D. Forge, et al, "Willem de Kooning: Sculpture," exh. cat., New York, Matthew Marks Gallery, 1988, p. 63, no. 30 (another example illustrated).
S. Yard, Willem de Kooning: Works, Writings and Interviews, Barcelona, 2007, p 97 (another example illustrated in color)
P. Sollers, de kooning, vite, Paris, 1988, no. 109 (another example illustrated in color).
D. Forge, et al, "Willem de Kooning: Sculpture," exh. cat., New York, Matthew Marks Gallery, 1988, p. 63, no. 30 (another example illustrated).
S. Yard, Willem de Kooning: Works, Writings and Interviews, Barcelona, 2007, p 97 (another example illustrated in color)
Exhibited
New York, Xavier Fourcade, Inc., Williem de Kooning: the Complete Sculpture 1969-1981, May-June 1983 (another example exhibited).
Cologne, Josef Halbruck Kunstalle, Willem de Kooning: Sculpturen, September-November 1983, p. 84, no. 26 (another example exhibited and illustrated).
New York, Xavier Fourcade, Inc., Willem de Kooning: New Paintings, Sculptures and Drawing, May-June 1984, n.p, (another example exhibited and illustrated).
Düsseldorf, Galerie Hans Strelow and Galerie Daniel Templon, de Kooning, June-October 1984 (another example exhibited).
New York, Xavier Fourcade, Inc., Sculpture, July-September 1984 (another example exhibited).
Milan, Studio Marconi, de Kooning: dipinti, disegni, March-April 1985, p. 56 (another example exhibited and illustrated).
New York, Matthew Marks Gallery and New York, Mitchell Innes and Nash, Willem de Kooning: Drawing and Sculpture, October-December 1998, no. 32 (another example illustrated).
Palo Alto, Stanford Museum of Art, January 1999-January 2003 (long term loan; another example exhibited).
Roslyn Harbor, Nassau County Museum of Art, 20th Century Sculpture, March-May 1999, p. 66 (another example exhibited and illustrated).
Zurich, Thomas Ammann Fine Art, Willem de Kooning, June-September 1999, no. 14 (another example exhibited and illustrated).
Valancia, Institut Valenci d'Art Modern, Centre Julio Gonzlez and Barcelona, Fundacin "la Caixa," Willem de Kooning, September 2001-March 2002, p. 156 (another example exhibited and illustrated in color).
New York, Gagosian Gallery, Group Show, May-August 2005 (another example exhibited).
Cologne, Josef Halbruck Kunstalle, Willem de Kooning: Sculpturen, September-November 1983, p. 84, no. 26 (another example exhibited and illustrated).
New York, Xavier Fourcade, Inc., Willem de Kooning: New Paintings, Sculptures and Drawing, May-June 1984, n.p, (another example exhibited and illustrated).
Düsseldorf, Galerie Hans Strelow and Galerie Daniel Templon, de Kooning, June-October 1984 (another example exhibited).
New York, Xavier Fourcade, Inc., Sculpture, July-September 1984 (another example exhibited).
Milan, Studio Marconi, de Kooning: dipinti, disegni, March-April 1985, p. 56 (another example exhibited and illustrated).
New York, Matthew Marks Gallery and New York, Mitchell Innes and Nash, Willem de Kooning: Drawing and Sculpture, October-December 1998, no. 32 (another example illustrated).
Palo Alto, Stanford Museum of Art, January 1999-January 2003 (long term loan; another example exhibited).
Roslyn Harbor, Nassau County Museum of Art, 20th Century Sculpture, March-May 1999, p. 66 (another example exhibited and illustrated).
Zurich, Thomas Ammann Fine Art, Willem de Kooning, June-September 1999, no. 14 (another example exhibited and illustrated).
Valancia, Institut Valenci d'Art Modern, Centre Julio Gonzlez and Barcelona, Fundacin "la Caixa," Willem de Kooning, September 2001-March 2002, p. 156 (another example exhibited and illustrated in color).
New York, Gagosian Gallery, Group Show, May-August 2005 (another example exhibited).
Brought to you by
Saara Pritchard