Woman III

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Woman III is an abstract expressionist painting by Willem de Kooning, renowned for its aggressive, gestural depiction of a female figure and its pivotal role in his celebrated "Women" series.

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Woman III canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf abstract expressionist painting
painting
artHistoricalSignificance key work in postwar American painting
major example of de Kooning’s women paintings
artist Willem de Kooning
collection Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art
colorPalette muted tones with areas of vivid color
completionDate 1953
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
creator Willem de Kooning
culturalContext New York School
depictionCharacteristic ambiguous space
fragmented anatomy
violent brushstrokes
depicts female figure
dimension about 48.5 inches wide
about 68 inches high
genre abstract art
figurative art
hasTheme female body
tension between abstraction and figuration
hasWorkType easel painting
inception 1953
influencedBy Cubism
European modernism
Surrealism
languageOfTitle English
location Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art
medium canvas
oil paint
movement Abstract expressionism
surface form: Abstract Expressionism
notableFor aggressive brushwork
distorted female form
role in de Kooning Women series
owner Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art
paintingTechnique oil on canvas
partOfSeries Woman series
surface form: Women series
period mature period of Willem de Kooning
series Women series
seriesPosition third in Women series
style expressionist
gestural
subjectMatter seated woman
title Woman III self-link

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Willem de Kooning notableWork Woman III
Woman II hasWorkInSeries Woman III
Woman III title Woman III self-link
Woman series hasPart Woman III