Police Gazette (painting)

Police Gazette is a 1955 abstract painting by Willem de Kooning,[1] which is currently in private hands.

Police Gazette
ArtistWillem de Kooning
Year1955
Dimensions110 cm × 127.5 cm (43 in × 50.2 in)
LocationPrivate collection

Painting style

Police Gazette is a landscape painted on canvas using abstract elements, and colors such as yellow, green and red.[2] It is a painting with simple geometric forms, creating a contrast between the formal elements that compose the artwork. It was this painting that promoted Willem de Kooning amongst the most important contemporary abstract painters.

History and price

Police Gazette was sold in 1965 for the first time for $37,000.[3]

In 1973, the Swiss art dealer Ernst Beyeler paid US$180,000, setting a new record for the artist.[4]

Since then, the painting went through the hands of known art collectors, such as Sidney Janis, Eugene V. Thaw and Mrs. Scull.

In 2006, it was bought by Steven A. Cohen for US$63.5 million.[5]

See also

References
  1. "NY Times". Retrieved 10 October 2013.
  2. "Police Gazette". Retrieved 17 September 2014.
  3. "de Kooning Experts". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
  4. Grimes, William (26 February 2010). "Ernst Beyeler, Top Dealer of Modern Art, Dies at 88". nytimes. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
  5. "Newsweek". Retrieved 22 September 2014.
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