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From the late 1950s to the early 1960s, De Kooning entered a new phase of nearly pure abstractions more related to landscape than to the human figure.

These paintings, such as Bolton Landing ( 1957 ) and Door to the River ( 1960 ), bear broad brushstrokes and calligraphic tendencies similar to works of his contemporary Franz Kline.