{"product_id":"9783777430737","title":"Willem De Kooning by Corinna Thierolf","description":"In 1926 22 year - old Dutchman Willem de Kooning  (1904 - 1997) travelled to the USA on a British  freighter  - without papers and hidden in the  machine room. The young art student eked out a  living by painting houses, signs and fa?ades, before  he was able aft er eight years to dedicate himself  entirely to painting.     In the United States he established contacts with the  art scene and forged friendships with artists such as  Arshile Gorky, Franz Kline, Clifford Still, Jackson  Pollock, and Mark Rothko. Today De Ko oning  belongs to the outstanding painters of Abstract  Expressionism and together with Jackson Pollock is  regarded as a pioneer of Action Painting. This  publication vividly examines De Kooning's life,  marked by self - doubts, successes, new beginnings,  excess es, and scandalous paintings, as well as the  evolution of his artistic work. In addition, author  Corinna Thierolf opens up exciting perspectives on  De Kooning's work by revealing entirely new,  surprising relationships with the works of fellow  artists such  as Franz Marc, Piet Mondrian, or  Wassily Kandinsky.\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardback","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56309791818101,"sku":"9783777430737","price":12.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9783777430737.jpg?v=1762813323","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/9783777430737","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}