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Elaine De Kooning (American, 1918-1989)
A pair of landscapes
dated and signed with initials '10/4/81 E de K' (lower right), the first; dated and signed with initials '10/5/81 E de K' (lower right), the second
each watercolor and ink on paper
1334 x 1834 in. (35 x 47.6 cm.), the first; 1318 x 1834 in. (33.3 x 47.6 cm.), the second
Each painted in 1981.
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Provenance
Each gifted from the artist to the present owner.
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Elaine de Kooning, best known for her energetic portraits, invokes the same dynamisms using the vocabulary of Abstract Expressionism in her landscape works. Elaine de Kooning “was one of the American artists who helped advance the reputation of American art in the mid-20th century as innovative, brash and highly individualistic.” (Kim Sajet, Director, National Portrait Gallery)

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