Cloth ed, 40pp, 1966, Walker and Company

de Kooning Drawings

"I am the source of a rumor concerning these drawings, and it is true that I made them with closed eyes.

Also, the pad I used was always held horizontally. The drawings often started by the feet ... but more often by the center of the body, in the middle of the page.

There is nothing special about this, I admit, and I am certain that many artists have found similar ways ... but I found that closing the eyes was very helpful to me.

I was very pleased with the idea and these 24 drawings were selected. "

- de Kooning

The drawings have been reproduced in exact size, twenty-four charcoal drawings executed by de Kooning in 1966.