Elaine de Kooning

Elaine de Kooning
Elaine de Kooning c.1974
Born
Elaine Marie Catherine Fried

(1918-03-12)March 12, 1918
Brooklyn, New York
Died(1989-02-01)February 1, 1989 (aged 70)
Southampton, New York
NationalityAmerican
Known forPainting
MovementNew York Figurative Expressionism, Abstract Expressionism
Spouse
(m. 1943)

Elaine Marie Catherine de Kooning (/də ˈknɪŋ/ KOO-ning, Dutch: [ ˈkoːnɪŋ]; née Fried; March 12, 1918 – February 1, 1989) was an Abstract Expressionist and Figurative Expressionist painter in the post-World War II era. She wrote extensively on the art of the period and was an editorial associate for Art News magazine.