Woman I

Woman I is a 1950 abstract expressionist painting by American artist Willem de Kooning. The work is in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art, in New York.^[1]

Woman I
Artist	Willem de Kooning
Year	1950
Medium	oil paint, canvas, metallic paint
Movement	abstract expressionism
Dimensions	75.875 in (192.72 cm) × 58 in (150 cm)
Location	Museum of Modern Art
Accession no.	478.1953
Website	www.moma.org/collection/object.php?object_id=79810

History

Willem de Kooning painted Woman I over two years, from 1950 to 1952. He executed numerous preliminary studies before beginning the painting, starting over several times.^[2][3]

Woman I is one of six canvases representing women, painted in a similar style.^[4][5]