Bert Schierbeek: Willem de Kooning: a portrait |
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This page in Dutch Menken Kasander & Wigman Uitgevers, Leiden, The Netherlands Edited by Karin Evers and Guido Walraven Bilingual edition, English and Dutch Read the preface and the first pages (PDF) Price for international orders: Send an e-mail to order: |
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In 1967 author Bert Schierbeek flew to New York to portray painter Willem de Kooning. They talked for a few days and nights, after which Schierbeek wrote an extensive account in English. Fragments were published in the catalog of the first retrospective of De Kooning in the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam in 1968. The full text was never published, due to all sorts of complications and disagreements. The typescript disappeared in a desk drawer and was consequently even untraceable for decades. Recently however, the lost folder suddenly emerged. Although Schierbeek’s portrayal has lost its immediate actuality, it remains a personal document that deserves publication after all. We have chosen to include a translation into Dutch next to the original English text. The Dutch introduction has been translated into English also, making it two books in one. Four paintings by Willem de Kooning mentioned in the book are reproduced in color. |
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Reviews |
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Review (Dutch) in 8Weekly, 'de jongste cultuurhaard van Nederland' (PDF) |
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