“
The attitude that nature is chaotic and that the artist puts order into it is a very absurd point of view, I think. All that we can hope for is to put some order into ourselves.
— Willem de Kooning
No quotes are currently available.
WD
Willem de Kooning
painter, sculptor, university teacher, designer, draftsperson, printmaker
1904 – 1997
Willem de Kooning was a Dutch-American abstract expressionist artist. Born in Rotterdam, in the Netherlands, he moved to the United States in 1926, becoming a U.S. citizen in 1962. In 1943, he married painter Elaine Fried.
All Quotes by Willem de Kooning
“
The attitude that nature is chaotic and that the artist puts order into it is a very absurd point of view, I think. All that we can hope for is to put some order into ourselves.
— Willem de Kooning
“
Art never seems to make me peaceful or pure.
— Willem de Kooning