Woman IV

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Woman IV is a 1952 abstract expressionist painting by Willem de Kooning, notable for its aggressive, distorted depiction of the female figure within his famous "Woman" series.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf abstract expressionist painting
painting
artForm oil painting
artistGender male
artisticMovementContext New York School NERFINISHED
artistNationality Dutch-American
colorPalette contrasting tones
vivid colors
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
creator Willem de Kooning NERFINISHED
creatorArtMovement Abstract Expressionism NERFINISHED
creatorBirthName Willem de Kooning NERFINISHED
creatorBirthPlace Rotterdam NERFINISHED
creatorCountryOfBirth Netherlands NERFINISHED
creatorMemberOf New York School NERFINISHED
depicts female figure
woman
genre Abstract Expressionism NERFINISHED
hasCulturalContext 20th-century American art
hasTheme psychological tension
representation of women in modern art
violence and sexuality
hasTitle Woman IV NERFINISHED
hasWorkType easel painting
inception 1952
influencedBy Cubism
European modernism NERFINISHED
Surrealism
languageOfTitle English
mainSubject female figure
movement Abstract expressionism
surface form: Abstract Expressionism
notableFor aggressive depiction of the female figure
distorted depiction of the female figure
partOf Willem de Kooning Woman series NERFINISHED
period postwar American art
positionInSeries 4
relatedWork Woman I NERFINISHED
Woman II NERFINISHED
Woman III NERFINISHED
Woman V NERFINISHED
Woman VI NERFINISHED
series Woman series NERFINISHED
style abstract
figurative abstraction
usesTechnique gestural brushwork
impasto
layered paint application

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Woman series hasPart Woman IV