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Elaine de Kooning (Elaine Marie Catherine de Kooning)

Last Updated: 13 Oct, 2023 | Views: 313

Age: 70

Profession: Painter

Famous For: Made Portrait of John F. Kennedy

Higher Education: Graduated

Elaine de Kooning Religion, Birthday, Age

Date of Birth

12 Mar, 1918 (70 Years 10 Months 20 Days)

Birth Country

United States

Birth State/Province

New York

Birth District

Brooklyn

Birth Sign

Pisces

Religion

Jewish

Nationalities

American

Died on

01 Feb, 1989

Cause of Death

Lung Cancer

Elaine de Kooning Early life, Education, Career, Awards, Achievements, Controversy, Unknown Facts

About (Profile/Biography):

Elaine de Kooning, a well known American abstract expressionist painter, was born in Arizona. American abstract art painter Elaine de Kooning was a member of the New School of artists. She moved to the US as a young child after being born in the Netherlands. De Kooning studied at the Hans Hofmann School of Fine Arts after graduating from the Leonardo da Vinci Art New York City school. The tremendous feeling of movement and expressive brushstrokes of De Kooning's artwork are well known.

Elaine de Kooning Paintings:

Elaine de Kooning had difficulties as just a female artist in a male-dominated field, but she is nevertheless regarded as a key player in the development of abstract expressionism and modern art.

Elaine de Kooning was a renowned critic and teacher who also wrote extensively on the art of the day. At the age of 71, De Kooning passed away in 1989.

De Kooning had a lot of solo shows throughout her career, and the Whitney Institute of American Art and the Museum of Modern Art in New York both have significant public collections of her work.

Elaine de Kooning Contributions:

Elaine de Kooning was one of the few female artists involved in the abstract expressionist movement, and a good amount of her work focused on femininity and the female body.
She’s known for creating animated portraits of well-known people, including William Faulkner and John F. Kennedy.

Elaine de Kooning Death:

Elaine de Kooning smoked a lot during her life and passed away at age 71 from lung cancer.