This volume covers the most prominent pieces of Dutch American abstract expressionist artist Willem de Kooning's (1904-1997) body of work. In the post-World War II era, de Kooning painted in a style that came to be referred to as Abstract expressionism or Action painting, and was part of a group of artists that came to be known as the New York School. Containing more than 100 illustrations -- approximately 48 in full color -- this work offers a fresh look at the most creative and influential artists of the postwar era.

Willem de Kooning : an erasure -- From Rotterdam to New York -- De Kooning's Women : scandal and success -- De Kooning in East Hampton : almost a pastorale -- Launching into the third dimension : sculptures -- Between remembering and forgetting : late paintings, the 1970s and 1980s -- Chronology.