Region 60s 0e

Creative Rationale

Over the Southern Ocean at 60 degrees south latitude directly south of the Greenwich meridian, this location sits in the stormy waters between South Africa and Antarctica. The moderate wind speed of 9.9 m/s from the southwest creates aggressive diagonal slashes cutting across the composition, while the extremely cold temperature of -6.6K drives a palette dominated by icy whites, grays, and blacks with only brief eruptions of warmer flesh tones. The low pressure system at 983.7 Pa compresses forms violently against the picture plane, creating the claustrophobic energy characteristic of de Kooning's most aggressive works.