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The de Looper Foundation was started by Frauke de Looper to honor her late husband, Willem de Looper.
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10/20/2026

In this photo taken by the artist, he refers to this painting as "Shoji." It may be his response to the traditional Japanese sliding doors and window coverings. De Looper first visited Japan in 1983.

10/01/2026

Shiloh Mountain, VA is an hour's drive from DC. These sketches are impressions 'as remembered' from a 1990 visit made by de Looper.

09/14/2026

Willem titled many of his paintings after the jazz music that he loved. Here are Trough Blues and Django's Crazy Rhythm, after the French guitarist and composer, Django Reinhardt.

09/01/2026

De Looper’s painting in the late 1980's was clearly influenced by three weeks in Japan, when he escorted the Master Paintings of The Phillips exhibition to Tokyo and Nara. This elegant painting demonstrates a new interest in solid vs linear details, using black, red and metallic pigments.

08/14/2026

It's very likely that this was de Looper's first composition using collage. Experimenting with color and structure, he uses overlapping forms in a planar dialog. Organic shapes float and weave in a challenge to the bold, advancing red field. It's dated 1962.

07/30/2026

Closing soon! (for the month of August), Willem de Looper: A Brush for Community, 21 paintings by the artist are on view at the Woman's National Democratic Club, 1526 New Hampshire Ave., NW. Call for more info. 202-232-7363.

06/04/2026

The foundation is delighted to partner with the Art Connection in the Capital Region to facilitate the permanent placement of 20 de Looper paintings in participating nonprofit spaces throughout the Washington area. The ACCR is a nonprofit organization dedicated to expanding public access to original art in underserved communities.

We are grateful that the Woman’s National Democratic Club has generously offered to host this special exhibition and community art donation event.

Willem de Looper: A Brush for Community opens to the public on June 11. To visit the exhibition this summer (M-F, 10:00 am - 4:00 pm, by appointment), contact the Women’s Democratic Club, 1526 New Hampshire Avenue, NW, 202.232.7363.

05/19/2026

This Untitled painting was completed in 1982, the year Willem became Curator of The Phillips Collection. It measures 72 x 48 inches wide.

05/19/2026

The painting on the right in this photo was reserved by Frauke (Willem's wife) as hers. It hung in their Kalorama apartment for many years.

04/29/2026

It was rare for de Looper to paint using a brush in the mid 1970's, making these compositions on paper all the more captivating. Here, watercolor floats across the page in liquid pools and the artist brushed over it, creating reticulating washes of color.

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Washington D.C., DC
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https://delooperfoundation.org/

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