WILLEM DE KOONING
Untitled XXV
Publisher: Christie’s Inc., November 2016
Ryumi Sung, Design
Robert Brown, Text
Original Interview with Mimi Kilgore and Robert Brown
Archival Text by Thomas B. Hess
The Painting.
A world record price for the artist at the time of sale, de Koonings’s Untitled XXV achieved a commanding $66,327,500.
The Book.
This award-winning book was published to coincide with the sale of Willem de Kooning’s Untitled XXV at Christie’s Auction House in November 2016. The recipient of a HOW Promotions & Marketing Design merit in 2018, this elegant publication combines sophisticated design, cutting-edge photography, and original content. Copiously illustrated with a rare and original interview with de Kooning’s former lover, Mimi Kilgore, this unique publication offers an insightful look into one of the artist’s greatest periods.
“Some of the most memorable marks ever made with paint on canvas have been made at one time or another by Willem de Kooning…”
— John Russell