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Inv. n°: CL971

The Burghers of Amsterdam Avenue

Signed lower right. Abstract Expressionism.

h. 223.5 x w. 421.6 cm
1963
Oil on Canvas

Provenance

  • The Estate of Elaine de Kooning
  • Thence by descent to Maud Fried Goodnight, her niece
  • Private Collection, Philadelphia
  • Acquired at Levis Fine Art, New York, 01/01/2020

Publications

  • Elaine de Kooning, Paintings, Graham Gallery (ed.), New York, 01/01/1963
  • "The Oldest Art", Newsweek, May 13, 1996 12:00 AM
  • Brandon Brame Fortune, Elaine de Kooning: Portraits, National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, New York, 01/01/2015, pp.41-44
  • J. O'Brien, "Female Contemporaries of Famous Artist Guet their Due", BBC News, March 12, 2015 12:00 AM, [On-line]. Available at: https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-31841689
  • P. Leslie, "National Portrait Gallery celebrates Elaine de Kooning", Washington Speaks, March 18, 2015 12:00 AM, [On-line]. Available at: https://washingtonspeaks.blogspot.com/2015/03/national-portrait-gallery-celebrates.html
  • T. Keane, "Recurring Waves of Arrival: Elaine de Kooning's Portraits, from Loft Dwellers to JFK", Hyperallergic, April 11, 2015 12:00 AM, [On-line]. Available at: https://hyperallergic.com/197744/recurring-waves-of-arrival-elaine-de-koonings-portraits-from-loft-dwellers-to-jfk/
  • M. Randall, "Elaine de Kooning Paints a Portrait", New Mexico Mercury, April 17, 2015 12:00 AM
  • E. Goukassian, "Go Inside Elaine de Kooning's circle at the National Portrait Gallery", The Washington Post, May 19, 2015 12:00 AM, [On-line]. Available at: https://www.washingtonpost.com/gdpr-consent/?next_url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.washingtonpost.com%2fexpress%2fwp%2f2015%2f03%2f19%2fgo-inside-elaine-de-koonings-circle-at-the-national-portrait-gallery%2f
  • G. Tischler, "Elaine de Kooning, Eclipsed by Husband, Shines in Portrait Show", Washington Diplomat, May 29, 2015 12:00 AM, [On-line]. Available at: https://washdiplomat.com/elaine-de-kooning-eclipsed-by-husband-shines-in-portrait-show/
  • B. Cole, "Too Cool in the Capital", The New Criterion, 42156, [On-line]. Available at: https://newcriterion.com/issues/2015/6/too-cool-in-the-capital
  • C. Curtis, A Generous Vision: The Creative Life of Elaine de Kooning, Oxford University Press, New York, 01/01/2017, pp. 148-150, plate 22
  • J. Looper-Smith, "1918-1989: Elaine de Kooning, American", Women Painters: A Different Point of View, February 12, 2017 12:00 AM, [On-line]. Available at: http://overlookedandunderrated000.blogspot.com/
  • "Artist of the Day, September 28: Elaine de Kooning American Artist", Artist of the day, September 27, 2017 12:00 AM, [[On-line]. Available at: https://visualdiplomacyusa.blogspot.com/2017/09/artist-of-day-september-28-elaine-de.html
  • C. Knox, "Burghers of Amsterdam Avenue by Elaine de Kooning", Art According to Cary, April 4, 2018 12:00 AM, [On-line]. Available at: http://artaccordingtocary.blogspot.com/2018/04/burghers-of-amsterdam-avenue-by-elaine.html
  • "Restoration Conversations: Women Artists and the Abstract Revolution", The Florentine You Tube, April 21, 2021 12:00 AM, [On-line]. Available at: https://youtu.be/tgdWylCx1Uk, 1:07:30
  • H. Farrell, "In the Gallery at home with Christian and Florence Levett", The Florentine, Italy, May 1, 2021, no. 278, p. 21
  • H. Farrell & L. Falcone, "At Home with Christian and Florence Levett: Collecting Art and Women's Abstract Expressionism", The Florentine.net, May 5, 2021 12:00 AM, [On-line]. Available at: https://www.theflorentine.net/2021/05/05/at-home-gallery-christian-florence-levett/
  • S. Moore, "American Expressed", Apollo The International Art Magazine, October 1, 2021, p. 66
  • EIFICFinal, March 1, 2022, [On-line]. Available at: 17:05-17:13
  • Ellen G. Landau & Joan M. Marter, Abstract Expressionists: The Women, London, 2023, pp. 74-75, p. 236

Exhibitions

  • Elaine de Kooning, Paintings, Graham Galleries, New York, USA, April 23, 1963 12:00 AM — May 11, 1963 12:00 AM
  • Elaine de Kooning: Portraits, National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C., USA, March 13, 2015 12:00 AM — January 10, 2016 12:00 AM

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