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The Glazier

Willem de Kooning American, born The Netherlands
1940
Not on view
In his fascination with landscape and figurative subjects, Willem de Kooning always veered away from mainstream Abstract Expressionism, a movement in which he was nevertheless a leader. The Glazier belongs to a series of paintings of men created in the late 1930s and early 1940s. The artist said that his palette of somber earth tones was inspired by the Boscoreale frescoes that he had often come to see at The Met.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: The Glazier
  • Artist: Willem de Kooning (American (born The Netherlands), Rotterdam 1904–1997 East Hampton, New York)
  • Date: 1940
  • Medium: Oil on canvas
  • Dimensions: 54 1/8 × 44 1/8 in. (137.5 × 112.1 cm)
  • Classification: Paintings
  • Credit Line: From the Collection of Thomas B. Hess, Gift of the heirs of Thomas B. Hess, 1984
  • Object Number: 1984.613.1
  • Rights and Reproduction: © 2025 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
  • Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art

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