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Mother and child

Mother and child
 1970

Medium
lithograph
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased through The Art Foundation of Victoria with the assistance of Henry and Dinah Krongold, Founder Benefactors, 1984
© Willem de Kooning/ARS, New York. Licensed by Copyright Agency, Australia
Reproduction requests
Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
lithograph
Measurements
56.1 × 80.5 cm irreg. (image) 71.3 × 101.6 cm (sheet)
Inscription
inscribed in pencil l.l.: Bon à tirer / PRINTERS PROOF
inscribed in pencil l.l.: ’70 / de Kooning
chopmark l.c.: HOLLANDERS WORKSHOP. / (rooster) / IH (in a rectangle) / INCORPORATED (inverted)
Accession Number
P119-1984
Departments
International Prints / International Prints and Drawings
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased through The Art Foundation of Victoria with the assistance of Henry and Dinah Krongold, Founder Benefactors, 1984
© Willem de Kooning/ARS, New York. Licensed by Copyright Agency, Australia
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of the Joe White Bequest
Reproduction requests
Gallery location
Not on display
Subjects (general)
Abstract Art Human Figures
Subjects (specific)
black (colour) brush strokes children (people by age group) gesture drawing (technique) linearity (form concept) mothers
Movements
Abstract Expressionism Action painting

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