{"id":228130,"date":"2026-10-14T07:45:37","date_gmt":"2026-10-14T07:45:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.museumtv.art\/artnews\/articles\/"},"modified":"2026-10-14T07:47:19","modified_gmt":"2026-10-14T07:47:19","slug":"for-willem-de-kooning-drawing-was-absolutely-essential","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.museumtv.art\/en\/artnews\/agendas\/for-willem-de-kooning-drawing-was-absolutely-essential\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cFor Willem de Kooning, drawing was absolutely essential\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em><strong>100 years after he emigrated to the United States, Willem de Kooning returns to his homeland through the exhibition \u2018Willem de Kooning at Work\u2019, on display at the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rijksmuseum.nl\/nl\/zien-en-doen\/tentoonstellingen\/willem-de-kooning-at-work?gad_source=1&amp;gad_campaignid=23628568235&amp;gbraid=0AAAAADnesPfZ6DR7qXPl4Y7ATK_zPqkce&amp;gclid=CjwKCAjwirLWBhBBEiwAlItbEt0d6k84Y7bqqDvh63Wq6SAoU1qRbm-HVCxSTMBo_KK9BuQNqTSeExoCBlwQAvD_BwE\"> Rijksmuseum<\/a> in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n<p><em><strong>\u201cFor Willem de Kooning, drawing was truly essential to his body of work; it was the foundation of everything he did,\u201d<\/strong><\/em> explains Ludo Van Halem, curator of 20th-century art at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. With natural light interplaying with soft artificial lighting, the museum\u2019s temporary exhibition spaces are adorned with over 120 works by the artist Willem de Kooning. A true <em>\u2018homecoming\u2019<\/em> for the artist, who had fled clandestinely to the United States at the age of just 22 to work as a house painter.<br\/><br\/> <\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Drawing: an art form in its own right<\/h3>\n\n<p>Viewing drawing not as preparatory work but as an art form in its own right, de Kooning explored all its forms \u2013 both in style and in technique. Chalk, paint, charcoal, black and white or colour \u2013 everything becomes a possibility, explains Ludo van Halem. As he wanders through the large exhibition hall, he stops in front of the work <em>Pink Angels<\/em>. <em><strong>\u201cThis is the perfect example of a hybrid work. He began with a charcoal drawing. Then he painted these layers of yellow and pink, and finally, he went back to drawing with charcoal on the wet paint,\u201d<\/strong><\/em> he explains.<\/p>\n\n<p>A pioneer of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.museumtv.art\/en\/artnews\/articles\/what-is-abstract-expressionism\/\"><strong>Abstract Expressionism<\/strong><\/a> and <strong>Action Painting<\/strong>, de Kooning began drawing and painting at a very early age. A graduate of the Rotterdam School of Arts and Crafts, the young artist developed a passion for a range of subjects, including the human figure and landscape. With a highly uneven brushstroke and vivid or deep colours, the painter blends these themes until they are no longer recognisable in the work. A true fusion that gives rise to the titles of many of these works: <em>figure in the landscape<\/em> or <em>figure and landscape.<\/em><\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"611\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.museumtv.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/BC-0006488-611x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-228117\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.museumtv.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/BC-0006488-611x1024.jpg 611w, https:\/\/www.museumtv.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/BC-0006488-179x300.jpg 179w, https:\/\/www.museumtv.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/BC-0006488-768x1286.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.museumtv.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/BC-0006488-917x1536.jpg 917w, https:\/\/www.museumtv.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/BC-0006488-1223x2048.jpg 1223w, https:\/\/www.museumtv.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/BC-0006488-scaled.jpg 1528w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 611px) 100vw, 611px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Willem de Kooning Queen of Hearts, 1943-1946<br\/>Oil, charcoal, and graphite pencil on fiberboard 117,2\u00d7 70,2 cm Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, Gift of the Joseph H. Hirschhorn Foundation, 1972<br\/>Image credit Lee Stalsworth \/ Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden \u00a9 2026 The Willem de Kooning Foundation\/ Pictoright, Amsterdam<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"697\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.museumtv.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/BC-0006612-a-697x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-228118\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.museumtv.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/BC-0006612-a-697x1024.jpg 697w, https:\/\/www.museumtv.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/BC-0006612-a-204x300.jpg 204w, https:\/\/www.museumtv.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/BC-0006612-a-768x1128.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.museumtv.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/BC-0006612-a-1046x1536.jpg 1046w, https:\/\/www.museumtv.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/BC-0006612-a-1395x2048.jpg 1395w, https:\/\/www.museumtv.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/BC-0006612-a-scaled.jpg 1743w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 697px) 100vw, 697px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Willem de Kooning Woman (Woman Seated I), 1952<br\/>Pastel, charcoal, carbon drawing pencil, graphite pencil, and fixative with traces of oil on wove paper 36,8 \u00d7 29,2 cm Private collection, courtesy of Hauser &amp; Wirth Collection Services, Zurich \u00a9 2026 The Willem de Kooning Foundation\/ Pictoright, Amsterdam<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A Dutch master<\/h3>\n\n<p>Whilst the artist refused to be associated with any art movements, his work nevertheless possesses a recognisable style. His unique body of work has therefore not been confined solely to temporary exhibition spaces. Two of his paintings are on display in the Gallery of Honour alongside the great Dutch masters.<em><strong> \u201cFor us, it\u2019s wonderful to see de Kooning here at the Rijksmuseum in the context of Rembrandt,\u201d <\/strong><\/em>enthuses Taco Dibbits, the museum\u2019s director-general. <em><strong>\u201cJust like Rembrandt, de Kooning was obsessed with lines and light, and both were great draughtsmen,\u201d<\/strong><\/em> he explains<br\/><br\/> <\/p>\n\n<p>In the Gallery of Honour \u2013 a grand, vaulted corridor \u2013 the paintings <em>Woman and I<\/em> from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.moma.org\/artists\/3213-willem-de-kooning\">the Museum of Modern Art in New York <\/a>and <em>Woman and Bicycle<\/em> from the <a href=\"https:\/\/whitney.org\/artists\/339\">Whitney Museum of American Art<\/a> catch visitors\u2019 eyes with their large scale and vibrant colours. <strong><em>\u201cWe chose these two paintings because they are iconic works by Willem de Kooning (\u2026) and also because there are bicycles in the museum\u2019s courtyard and one of the paintings depicts a woman with a bicycle \u2013 to us, that\u2019s very Dutch,\u201d<\/em> <\/strong>laughs Tacco Dibbits.<\/p>\n\n<p>As the artist was very demanding and often self-critical of his work, many of his pieces were destroyed and then redone until he achieved the desired result. This dedication to drawing can be seen at the <strong>Rijksmuseum until 17 January<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n<p>To find out more, visit our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.museumtv.art\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Museum TV<\/strong><\/a> channel.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>100 years after he emigrated to the United States, Willem de Kooning returns to his homeland through the exhibition \u2018Willem de Kooning at Work\u2019, on display at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. \u201cFor Willem de Kooning, drawing was truly essential to his body of work; it was the foundation of everything he did,\u201d explains 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