Willem de Kooning: The Breakthrough Years, 1945–50, Princeton University Art Museum, March 15, 2026

Willem de Kooning: The Breakthrough Years, 1945–50, Princeton University Art Museum, March 15, 2026 – July 26, 2026

Jan. 11, 2026

Willem de Kooning (1904–1997; born Rotterdam, Netherlands; died East Hampton, NY; active New York, NY), *Black Friday*, 1948. Enamel and oil over paper collage on fiberboard in painted wood frame; 125 × 99 cm, 128.3 × 102.2 × 7.3 cm (frame). Princeton University Art Museum. Gift of H. Gates Lloyd, Class of 1923, and Mrs. Lloyd in honor of the Class of 1923 (y1976-44) © 2026 The Willem de Kooning Foundation / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

The Robert Lehman Foundation is proud to support Willem de Kooning: The Breakthrough Years, 1945–50, Princeton University Art Museum, this exhibition is the first to focus on the enormously generative period that surrounded de Kooning’s debut solo exhibition. See the full press release here.