Willem de Koonig

Willem de Kooning was a Dutch-American painter known as a pioneer of Abstract Expressionism. Born on April 24, 1904, in Rotterdam, and passing away on March 19, 1997, in East Hampton, his work spanned painting, sculpture, and drawing. De Kooning initially trained in the Netherlands before immigrating to the United States in 1926. He is renowned for his vibrant, dynamic depictions of women and landscapes, often marked by intense color and aggressive brushwork. For more details, you can visit his Wikipedia page here.