Elaine de Kooning, 12 Mar 1918 - 1 Feb 1989 Search this
Sitter:
John Fitzgerald Kennedy, 29 May 1917 - 22 Nov 1963 Search this
Medium:
Watercolor on paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 45.7 × 37.8cm (18 × 14 7/8")
Mat: 50.8 × 40.6cm (20 × 16")
Frame: 51.4 × 41.3cm (20 1/4 × 16 1/4")
Type:
Painting
Place:
United States\Florida\Palm Beach
Date:
1963
Exhibition Label:
Elaine recalled of Kennedy, "When I began the sketches, I found that he moved constantly—which drove me insane. It soon became clear (although he tried) that it was physically impossible for this man to sit still! He knew that the portrait (originally only one was planned) was commissioned for the Truman Library and, although it was intended that it reflect the freedom of the ‘New Frontier,’ it was supposed to be somewhat ‘official!’" Elaine captured the clarity of light, foliage, and the casualness of the first sitting in this watercolor, one of several she made at the time.
Elaine guardaba este recuerdo de Kennedy: “Cuando comencé los bocetos vi que se movía constantemente, lo cual me sacaba de mis casillas. Pronto entendí que (aunque trataba) a este hombre le era físicamente imposible estar quieto. Él sabía que el retrato (en un principio se planificó solo uno) era un encargo de la Biblioteca Truman y, aunque se supone que reflejara las libertades que él proclamaba con su idea de la “Nueva Frontera”, también debía tener un tono ‘oficial’”. Elaine capta la claridad de la luz, el follaje y la informalidad de la primera sesión en esta acuarela, una de varias que realizó en esos tiempos.
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