Willem de Kooning's Harsh, Seductive Beauties The Washington Post | October 1, 2002 | . This material is published under license from the Washington Post.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Washington Post. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

There are many women, and some men, who find it hard to look at Picasso's portraits of his lovers. Even ignoring the fact that the painter could be a brute to his real-life mistresses and wives, they feel that the paintings inevitably imply Bluebeardish dismemberment: Two eyes mashed together onto one cheek; breasts sliced apart by cubist lines.

For those who feel that way about Picasso's women, the drawings by Willem de Kooning now on display at our National Gallery may be even harder to love. If Picasso's images of women can imply an anatomical dissection of his subjects, de Kooning's ...

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