Willem de Kooning's American success
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Willem de Kooning, who was from Rotterdam, travelled by ship to the United States a hundred years ago. He is described as having become one of the leading figures of modern painting.
Rijksmuseum display of Willem de Kooning paintings
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The Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam has displayed Willem de Kooning’s Woman I (1950–1952) and Woman and Bicycle (1952–1953) in a dedicated space in its Gallery of Honour, beside Rembrandt’s The Night Watch. The paintings are on view from 9 October through 17 January as part of a tribute linked to an exhibition on the Dutch-American artist.