Old paintings

“Exceptional” group of paintings from the collection of Willem de Kooning’s family to go under the hammer

September 28, 2022Leave a comment

Three paintings from the collection of the family of Willem de Kooning will appear at auction for the first time and are expected to sell for a total of $50 million. Produced between 1969 and 1987, Sotheby’s have described the upcoming selection of paintings as “one of the most exceptional groups of paintings by Willem de Kooning to ever appear on the market”.

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The Thief Collector: new documentary explores the 1985 theft of De Kooning painting

March 22, 2022Leave a comment

A documentary was premiered last week at the South by Southwest film festival exploring the puzzling theft of Willem de Kooning’s Woman-Ochre (1955) painting from the University of Arizona, Tuscon. The film, which is directed by Allison Otto, proposes that the couple may have stolen the work not for money, but simply because they loved the painting.

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