Willem de Kooning review – the artist’s lifelong rebellion against himself is thrilling to watch

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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam Marking a century since the Dutch artist stowed away to New York, this vast retrospective gloriously showcases the abstract expressionist’s fierce boundary-pushing Willem de Kooning was the last great artist who really knew how to draw.

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  • Reported by The Guardian and published Thu, 08 Oct 2026 14:35:10 UTC.

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