William DeKooning

Willem De Kooning Willem De Kooning had been widely acknowledged as one of the greatest painters of this century known for his daring originality. Several exhibitions in the U.S. and abroad have celebrated the artistic achievements of this eminent artist's 60-year career. This essay covers part of his early life with real focus on his late paintings. His last works, painted in the 1980s, as he was in deteriorating health have come under criticism …

…its demand and recognition in the art world. As the controversy surrounding his late works Kooning was an imaginative which was not easy to be understood by his few contemporaries. He could be likened to Beethoven who created his masterpiece Ninth Symphony when he could hear single word of formed music. A genius in his own department De Kooning, in spite of his progressive disease, created something original and fresh away form his earlier works.