Willem De Kooning

Private Collection, New York (gift of the artist)
Private Collection, New York
By descent to the present owner

This work is in good condition overall. The sheet is window mounted and hinged on the reverse at the top to the mat. There is minor discoloration to the sheet around the edges and there are a few dark accretions, particulatrly in the lower left under the figure and in the upper left near the edge. Framed under glass.
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