KnowraWillem de KooningLinked fromLinked fromThe 8 pages that link to Willem de Kooning, each with the reason it gives.All 8Broader topic 2Related 6Abstract ExpressionismBroader topic: His Woman paintings show how forceful abstraction could incorporate the human figure.New York SchoolRelated: His studio and work belonged to the painters’ circle around which the school formed.Jackson PollockRelated: De Kooning was Pollock’s contemporary and a central figure in the same New York art milieu.Action paintingBroader topic: His scraped and repainted surfaces show action painting beyond Pollock’s poured lines.Gestural abstractionRelated: His unstable forms show how gesture can move between abstraction and representation.Harold RosenbergRelated: His forceful brushwork made the painter’s act visible in the finished canvas.Lee KrasnerRelated: His parallel career offers a peer comparison within the movement’s New York circle.Arshile GorkyRelated: De Kooning was Gorky's close friend and artistic peer in New York.