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- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Length
- ≈ 732 pages
- Reading time
- 19–25 hours
- ISBN
- 9780375711169
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What is this book about?
This is a biography of the Dutch-American painter Willem de Kooning, a leading figure in abstract expressionism, particularly in the 1940s and 1950s. Mark Stevens and Annalyn Swan’s book was the first comprehensive biography to cover both his personal life and his career.
Source: De Kooning: An American Master
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