Online Auction 19085Christie's Living: August Collections
Elaine De Kooning (American, 1918-1989)
Lot 299An Enquiring Eye: Property from a Distinguished Private Collector

Elaine De Kooning (American, 1918-1989)

Montepozio I and Villa Eden, Acapulco

Closed20 August 2020

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USD 3,500

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Elaine De Kooning (American, 1918-1989)
Montepozio I and Villa Eden, Acapulco
signed with initials and dated 'E de K 9/18/81' (lower left), the first; signed with initials, dated, and dedicated 'Love, to Courtney and Steven, Villa Eden Acapulco E de K 3/13/83' (lower edge), the second
each watercolor on paper
7 x 10 in. (17.8 x 25.4 cm.), the first; 10 x 13 in. (25.4 x 33 cm.), the second
(2)The first painted in 1981; the second painted in 1983.
2

Each gifted from the artist to the present owner.

Specialist note

Elaine de Kooning, best known for her energetic portraits, invokes the same dynamisms using the vocabulary of Abstract Expressionism in her landscape works. Elaine de Kooning “was one of the American artists who helped advance the reputation of American art in the mid-20th century as innovative, brash and highly individualistic.” (Kim Sajet, Director, National Portrait Gallery)

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