In 1982 and '83 de Kooning, undistracted by an outside world he could no longer understand, painted at an unprecedented pace, completing nearly a picture a week.
Before 1982, de Kooning's divided attention was why he did not paint.
mnli hypothesis: Before 1982, de Kooning's divided attention was why he did not paint. premise: In 1982 and '83 de Kooning, undistracted by an outside world he could no longer understand, painted at an unprecedented pace, completing nearly a picture a week.