Carolina QuotesThe texture of experience is prior to everything else.
Willem de Kooning Connected to the Carolinas
Source
Abstract Expressionism, David Anfam, Thames and Hudson Ltd London, 1990, p. 150. — 1948, in the period of making his painting 'Excavation'
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- 1948
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- p. 150
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“The texture of experience is prior to everything else.” Willem de Kooning. Carolina Quotes, record CQ-12EC41AE15. https://carolinaquotes.com/quote/12ec41ae15
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