I used to think about this quote a lot: “I never was interested in how to make a good painting. For many years I was not interested in making a good painting— as one might […]
Category: De Kooning
Very occasional quote of the day: ideas
JOHNS: I was doing […] sculptures of small objects—flashlights and light bulbs. Then I heard a story about Willem de Kooning. He was annoyed with my dealer, Leo Castelli, for some reason, and said something […]
Value in art
$138 mil, actually. As I was pulling together that De Kooning post, I came across this factoid re: the sale of his painting Woman III for 100+ million dollars— a figure that happens to be […]
A few De Koonings
A little palette-cleanser today. Here are some comments on some nice Willem De Kooning paintings I’ve never seen reproduced anywhere before, and a little thumbnail sketch of his career— minus the well-known “high” phases. First, […]
Erased De Kooning
Believe it or not, this work came up on a drumming forum. Admittedly, I was the guy who brought it up, but it was in response to this quote from GK Chesterton, posted by someone […]