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Kooning
" The big shock of my life was Abstract Expressionism - Pollock, de Kooning, those guys. It changed my work. I was an academically trained student, and suddenly you could pour paint, smear it on, broom it on!"
LeRoy Neiman

Meaning of "Kooning" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF KOONING

ˈkuːnɪŋ


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF KOONING

noun
adjective
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Kooning is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH KOONING

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE KOONING

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WORDS THAT END LIKE KOONING

air conditioning · air-conditioning · beginning · burgeoning · canyoning · cloning · conditioning · couponing · cushioning · food poisoning · ironing · Liaoning · poisoning · positioning · questioning · rationing · reasoning · reckoning · seasoning · unquestioning · zoning

Synonyms and antonyms of Kooning in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Kooning» into 25 languages

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德库宁
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Kooning
570 millions of speakers
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Kooning
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Kooning
380 millions of speakers
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كوننغ
280 millions of speakers
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Кунинг
278 millions of speakers
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Kooning
270 millions of speakers
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Kooning
260 millions of speakers
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Kooning
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Kooning
190 millions of speakers
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Kooning
180 millions of speakers
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クーニング
130 millions of speakers
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쿠닝
85 millions of speakers
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Kooning
85 millions of speakers
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Kooning
80 millions of speakers
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கூனிங்
75 millions of speakers
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कुनिंग
75 millions of speakers
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Kooning
70 millions of speakers
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Kooning
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Kooning
50 millions of speakers
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Кунінг
40 millions of speakers
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Kooning
30 millions of speakers
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Kooning
15 millions of speakers
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Kooning
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Kooning
10 millions of speakers
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Kooning
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Kooning

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2 QUOTES WITH «KOONING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word Kooning.
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Lee Krasner
I knew de Kooning and I went to his studio so I knew about de Kooning's work. But only a little handful knew about it, you know. Maybe there were ten people that knew about it.
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LeRoy Neiman
The big shock of my life was Abstract Expressionism - Pollock, de Kooning, those guys. It changed my work. I was an academically trained student, and suddenly you could pour paint, smear it on, broom it on!

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «KOONING»

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De Kooning: A Retrospective
Published in conjunction with the large-scale, all-medium, posthumous retrospective of Willem de Kooning's career at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), this book offers an unparalleled opportunity to appreciate the development of the artists ...
John Elderfield, James Coddington, David Frankel, 2011
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De Kooning: An American Master
Traces the career of abstract expressionist Willem De Kooning, discussing his personal life with wife Elaine Fried, and his battle with alcoholism and Alzheimer's disease.
Mark Stevens, Willem De Kooning, Annalyn Swan, 2004
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Willem de Kooning, 1904-1997: Content as a Glimpse
Looks at the works of the Dutch-born American painter, who was a leader in the abstract expressionist movement/
Barbara Hess, 2004
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Willem de Kooning: The Artist's Materials
Written for conservation scientists, conservators, specialists in modern art history, museum curators, and practicing artists, this book offers insights into the way an artist can achieve radical changes in style.
Susan Lake, Willem De Kooning, Michael Roy Schilling, 2010
5
Willem De Kooning: works, writings, interviews
Text by Sally Yard. Interview by Harold Rosenberg, James T. Valliere.
Sally Yard, Willem De Kooning, James T. Valliere, 2007
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Willem de Kooning:
This book features ten paintings and drawings by de Kooning selected from The Museum of Modern Art's substantial collection of his work.
Carolyn Lanchner, 2011
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Willem de Kooning drawings, 1937-1954
The artistic development of Willem de Kooning is explored here through a focus on his early drawings, many of which have never before been published, and most of which have not been on public view in decades.
Willem De Kooning, Amy Schichtel, Mitchell-Innes & Nash, 2002
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De Kooning's Bicycle: Artists and Writers in the Hamptons
Offers an intriguing study of the colony of artists and writers that made the East End of Long Island their home, describing its effect on their work, their influence on twentieth-century American art and literature, and the evolution of ...
Robert Long, 2005
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The essential Willem de Kooning
Here's a series of quick, savvy, entertaining books on artists and pop culture at a popular price.
Catherine Morris, 1999
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Willem de Kooning: late paintings
Bridging the gap to Minimalism, he never abandoned gestural forms. This volume is the first to focus on Willem de Kooning's late paintings, with essays by Julie Sylvester and David Sylvester.
Willem De Kooning, Julie Sylvester, David Sylvester, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «KOONING»

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'Brand-New & Terrific: Alex Katz in the 1950s,' at Colby College …
Trying to keep pace with him, Willem de Kooning was meanwhile flowering forth, and within a year or two, every ambitious artist in New York ... «Boston Globe, Jul 15»
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'Like Feeling Lust for the First Time': Colby College Presents the …
... such as Jackson Pollock, Willem de Kooning, and Clyfford Still, who executed wall-sized abstractions. Or, as the octogenarian artist put it the ... «ARTnews, Jul 15»
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Artist finds amazing early success with an old dictionary
"I had this professor who was so thick on AbEx, he made us bow down to Jackson Pollock and Willem de Kooning. He sent us to MoMA all the ... «Houston Chronicle, Jul 15»
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Ellsworth Kelly Nails Down His Earliest Work - WSJ
“See, an abstract expressionist like [Willem] de Kooning…picks a rectangle for a painting, and paints on it. And he finds the painting by doing it. «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
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Hollywood's First Great Art Collector - WSJ
... choice modern-art collection (he is known to own paintings by the likes of Arshile Gorky, Willem de Kooning, Jasper Johns and Mark Rothko) ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
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The artists who destroyed their own work
He knocked on Willem de Kooning's studio door and was welcomed by the stern face of the Dutch-American master who wanted to know why ... «BBC News, Jul 15»
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Irrational Man Proves That Woody Allen Finally Gets That His May …
Every house has either a wrap-around porch or a de Kooning, and every cocktail party is a time bomb of restless affairs and sour rumors. «L.A. Weekly, Jul 15»
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Irrational Man Finds Woody Allen Skeeved By Emma Stone's Older …
Every house has either a wrap-around porch or a de Kooning, and every cocktail party is a time bomb of restless affairs and sour rumors. «OC Weekly, Jul 15»
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Frank Stella on the Colorado road trip that inspired his Copper …
... after his Rocky Mountain road trip, Stella moved to Manhattan and immersed himself in the downtown scene alongside Willem de Kooning, ... «Aspen Times, Jul 15»
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ALBERT OEHLEN
That Oehlen has what de Kooning had does not mean that his work is lesser for having been “done” before in both attitude and form. Instead it ... «Brooklyn Rail, Jul 15»
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