{"product_id":"willem-de-kooning-by-corinna-thierolf-9783777430737","title":"Willem De Kooning","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 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 façades, before he was able, after eight years, to dedicate himself entirely to painting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn 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 Kooning belongs to the outstanding painters of Abstract Expressionism and, together with Jackson Pollock, is regarded as a pioneer of Action Painting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWillem De Kooning\u003c\/em\u003e vividly examines his life, marked by self-doubts, successes, new beginnings, excesses, 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, and Wassily Kandinsky.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46847318393068,"sku":"9783777430737","price":29.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/26097093483532.jpg?v=1758936004","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/products\/willem-de-kooning-by-corinna-thierolf-9783777430737","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}