WILLEM DE KOONING
For Lisa.

Color lithograph on cream laid Japan paper, 1984. 455x596 mm; 18x23 1/2 inches (sheet), full margins. Signed and numbered 48/250 in pencil, lower margin. Published by Brand X Editions, Ltd., New York, with the blind stamp lower left, to benefit the Children's Museum, Los Angeles. A very good impression with strong colors.

Lisa de Kooning (1956-2012) was the artist's and the illustrator Joan Ward's (1927-2005) only child and, following his death, was the conservator of De Kooning's (1904-1907) vast collection of works. Her philanthropy supported numerous groups in and around The Springs and Easthampton, Long Island, as well as across the United States and internationally.

 

Estimate: $ 3,000 - $ 5,000