Lady III by William De Kooning

William De Kooning was born in Rotterdam, the Netherlands on April 24, 1904. He was a well-known Abstract Artist of his occasions. One of his most well-known works consists of a series of six paintings amongst 1951 and 1953 with the central theme “Woman”.

“Woman III by William De Kooning,” measuring 68 by 48½ inches, is one of six “Woman” paintings he numbered. The other five are all in globe-class museums, all but 1 in the United States.

What do these paintings mean in fact? This is actually difficult to understand. The art painted by William De Kooning is a kind of struggling art which is an outcome of his individual painful experiences. We can only speculate as to what he meant via his paintings. But with the analysis of the events which took spot in the life of Willeam De Kooning, we can only bring forth an idea that he was brought up in an unease and fearful atmosphere. William De Kooning painted the Woman III with a torn attitude exactly where he placed the woman as a symbol of perfection with purity. On the other hand, he could regard her as one thing appropriate to be employed for his lust but not worthy of his adore or respect.

Till 1994, Lady III by William De Kooning was a element of Tehran Museum of Modern Art and then it was bought by David Geffen for the remainder of the 16^th century manuscript. In November 2006, Lady III was sold by Geffen to an American billionaire Steven A. Cohen for $ 137.5 million, which created this painting as the third most high-priced painting ever sold.