De Kooning's changes of climate. (artist Willem de Kooning) From: Art in America | Date: January 1, 1995| Author: Brach, Paul | COPYRIGHT 1995 Brant Publications, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

De Kooning often struggled with achieving a balance between perfection and disorder in his works, and allowed the revision process to be seen in his final work. Some of his best paintings were done between 1948-50. An artist and critic describes his own emotion reactions to de Kooning's work.

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