Dutch-American abstract expressionist Willem de Kooning was born in Rotterdam, Netherlands on this day in 1904. After the Second World War, de Kooning was at the forefront of what was known as the “New York School” of abstract expressionist “action painters”. “Woman III”, “Woman VI” and “Police Gazette” are among the artist’s notable works, which in recent years have commanded among the highest sales prices in history.
In 1880, painter and highly influential art teacher Hans Hofmann was born on this day inGermany. A pioneer in the use of improvisatory techniques, Hofmann’s…
Born on this day in the Netherlands in 1853, Vincent Van Gogh was widely dismissed as mentally ill and was a commercial failure during his lifetime. Nearly…
Texas has a little-known treasure trove of not only abstract art, but of abstract art created by women. The works have been under-represented in galleries…
American composer, pianist and orchestra leader Edward Kennedy “Duke” Ellington was born on this day in 1899 in Washington, D.C. Beginning piano lessons at age…
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