Woman III

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Woman III

Willem de Kooning, 1953

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Woman III is a painting by abstract expressionist painter Willem de Kooning. Woman III is one of a series of 6 paintings by de Kooning done between 1951 and 1953 in which the central theme was a woman. It measures 68 by 48 1/2 inches (1.7 m x 1.2 m) and was completed in 1953. In November 2006, the painting was sold by David Geffen to billionaire Steven A. Cohen for $137.5 million, making it the second most expensive painting ever sold.

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• New York Times article
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