A formal portrait of Willem de Kooning as a small child, 1906, Rotterdam
Willem de Kooning in 1922, Rotterdam
Courtesy Den Haag, Koninklijke Bibliotheek
Willem de Kooning on the steps of the Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, New Jersey, shortly after his arrival in the United States, 1926
Arshile Gorky and Willem de Kooning, c. 1937, Gorky's studio, New York
Oliver Baker, photographer
Rudi Blesh papers, Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution
Willem de Kooning at the exhibition "Modern Art in Advertising" sponsored by Container Corp. at The Art Institute of Chicago, 1945, with The Netherlands, 1945
Photographer: Gordon Coster
© Time & Life Pictures/Getty Archives
Willem de Kooning in his Fourth Avenue studio, April 1946
Harry Bowden, photographer
Harry Bowden papers, Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution
The interior of Willem de Kooning's Studio, Fourth Avenue, New York City, 1946
Photograph by Harry Bowden
Sheldon Museum of Art, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, UNL-Gift of Lois Bowden
Photo © Sheldon Museum of Art
Willem and Elaine de Kooning with a state of Excavation in his Fourth Avenue studio, c. 1949
Photograph by Walter Auerbach
Willem de Kooning with a state of Woman I, c. 1952
Kay Bell Reynal, photographer
[Photographs of artists taken by Kay Bell Reynal], Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution
Willem de Kooning on 10th Street, April 5, 1959
Photographer: Fred W. McDarrah
© Premium Archive/Getty Images
Willem and Elaine de Kooning, 1953
Photograph by Hans Namuth
Courtesy Center for Creative Photography
© 1991 Hans Namuth Estate
[shown on Leo Castelli's porch, East Hampton, Long Island]
Willem de Kooning at the Sidney Janis Gallery, June 15, 1959, leaning on Lisbeth's Painting, 1958
Photographer: Arnold Newman
© Arnold Newman Properties/Getty Images
Willem de Kooning and Thomas Hess in de Kooning's Broadway studio, c. 1959, with Spike's Folly, 1959
Photograph by Walter Silver
Walter Silver/©Photography Collection, The New York Public Library
Willem de Kooning in his Broadway studio, 1961, with Black and White Study, c. 1958, Untitled (Torso), c. 1954, and other works
Photograph by Robert Frank
Yale University Art Gallery
Leonard C. Hanna Jr., Class of 1913, Fund
© Robert Frank; courtesy Pace/MacGill Gallery, New York
Willem de Kooning in his Broadway studio, 1962
Photographer: Fred W. McDarrah
© Premium Archive/Getty Images
Willem and Lisa de Kooning, 1962
Photograph by Hans Namuth
Courtesy Center for Creative Photography
© 1991 Hans Namuth Estate
Willem de Kooning, 1962
Photograph by Hans Namuth
Courtesy Center for Creative Photography
© 1991 Hans Namuth Estate
[shown in excavation for his new studio, East Hampton, Long Island]
Willem de Kooning
Photograph by Hans Namuth
Courtesy Center for Creative Photography
© 1991 Hans Namuth Estate
[shown drawing Trembling Woman, 1963, with eyes closed]
Joseph and Olga Hirshhorn with Willem de Kooning in his studio East Hampton, Long Island, c. 1964
Photograph by John McMahon
© The Willem de Kooning Foundation/ Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
untitled
Photograph by Hans Namuth
Courtesy Center for Creative Photography
© 1991 Hans Namuth Estate
[Two Figures, 1964 and Clam Diggers, 1963 in de Kooning's studio, East Hampton, Long Island]
Willem de Kooning receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Lyndon B. Johnson, September 14th, 1964
Photograph by Cecil Stoughton
LBJ Library Collection
untitled, 1964
Photograph by Hans Namuth
Courtesy Center for Creative Photography
© 1991 Hans Namuth Estate
[Willem de Kooning working on Woman, Sag Harbor, 1964, in his studio, East Hampton, Long Island]
Edy de Wilde with Willem de Kooning in his studio, East Hampton, Long Island, 1966
Photograph by John McMahon
© The Willem de Kooning Foundation/ Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Willem de Kooning in his studio, East Hampton, Long Island, 1966
Courtesy Masters & Masterworks Productions
Willem de Kooning, 1967
Photograph by Hans Namuth
Courtesy Center for Creative Photography
© 1991 Hans Namuth Estate
[shown in his studio, East Hampton, Long Island]
Willem de Kooning in his studio, East Hampton, Long Island, working on The Visit, 1967
Photographer: Ben van Meerondonk
© Archive Photos/Getty Images
Willem de Kooning
Photograph by Hans Namuth
Courtesy Center for Creative Photography
© 1991 Hans Namuth Estate
[shown in his studio, East Hampton, Long Island, 1968]
Willem de Kooning working on a lithographic plate, with Irwin Hollander and Fred Genis at Hollander's workshop, New York, 1971
Photograph: Hollanders Workshop, Inc. Courtesy Sragow Gallery, New York
untitled
Photograph by Hans Namuth
Courtesy Center for Creative Photography
© 1991 Hans Namuth Estate
[Willem de Kooning in his studio, East Hampton, Long Island, working on Clamdigger, 1972]
Willem de Kooning
Photograph by Hans Namuth
Courtesy Center for Creative Photography
© 1991 Hans Namuth Estate
[shown in his studio, East Hampton, Long Island, working on The Dancer, 1972]
Willem de Kooning, 1972
Photograph by Hans Namuth
Courtesy Center for Creative Photography
© 1991 Hans Namuth Estate
[shown in his studio, East Hampton, Long Island, working on Floating Figure, 1972]
untitled
Photograph by Hans Namuth
Courtesy Center for Creative Photography
© 1991 Hans Namuth Estate
[Willem de Kooning and David Christian in the East Hampton studio with waste mold for a bronze by Christian.]
Willem de Kooning in his studio, East Hampton, Long Island, 1978
Photographer: Arnold Newman
© Arnold Newman Properties/Getty Images
Willem de Kooning drawing in his studio, East Hampton, Long Island, 1978
Photographer: Arnold Newman
© Arnold Newman Properties/Getty Images
Willem de Kooning with Lisa de Kooning, in his studio, East Hampton, Long Island, 1978
Photographer: Arnold Newman
© Arnold Newman Properties/Getty Images
Willem de Kooning in his studio, East Hampton, Long Island, July 21st, 1981
Photograph by Kevin Clarke
Willem de Kooning in his studio, East Hampton, Long Island, October 3rd, 1981
Photo Eddy Posthuma de Boer
Willem de Kooning working on Untitled III, 1981, in his studio, East Hampton, Long Island
Photograph by Tom Ferrara
Willem de Kooning looking at a platre original for the monumental enlargement of Seated Woman
at Bruce Hoheb's studio, New York, 1982
Photograph by Tom Ferrara
Willem de Kooning in his studio, East Hampton, Long Island, 1982, with Untitled VII, 1982 and Untitled, 1970
Photograph by Kevin Clarke
Xavier Fourcade and Willem de Kooning, Memorial Day, East Hampton, 1983
Photograph by Cristina Hadzi
untitled
Photograph by Hans Namuth
Courtesy Center for Creative Photography
© 1991 Hans Namuth Estate
[Willem de Kooning in his studio, East Hampton, Long Island, working on Untitled XI, 1983]
Willem de Kooning at work on Untitled XLVII in his studio, East Hampton, Long Island, 1983
Photograph by Adelaide de Menil
Willem de Kooning working on
Photograph by Tom Ferrara