LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.- Willem de Kooning: Tracing the Figure is a comprehensive survey of de Kooning's works on paper of the female form featuring 78 works produced between 1938 and 1955. Widely regarded as one of the great pioneers of abstract expressionism, de Kooning is known for the vividly abstract figurative paintings and drawings that placed him at the center of the New York School. Willem de Kooning: Tracing the Figure is on view at The Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) at California Plaza (250 South Grand Avenue in downtown Los Angeles) through April 28, 2002. "De Kooning is a definitive figure in American painting and his work on paper occupies a crucial role in his outstanding oeuvre," said Jeremy Strick, MOCA director. "We are delighted to bring together a number of exceptional, rarely seen works, one of which is MOCA's Two Women with Still Life (1952) from the Marcia Simon Weisman bequest to MOCA in 1996."