Hans Hofmann (1880-1966)
Considered by many the father of Abstract Expressionism, Hans Hofmann is one of the most important figures of postwar American art. He pioneered teaching of this new movement of modern art which catapulted America to the forefront of the world art stage in the middle of the 20th century. As a teacher, Hofmann influenced three generations of artists in Europe and in the United States, countless of whom went on to achieve acclaim in their own right. As an artist, he is celebrated for his exuberant, color-filled canvases. Hofmann's work is distinguished by a rigorous concern with pictorial structure, spatial illusion and color relationships.
Some of the world’s prominent museum collections possess Hofmann's art including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Museum of Modern Art, the Tate Gallery in London, Städtische Galerie im Lenbachhaus in Munich and the Tel Aviv Museum of Art, among many others.
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Still Life in Red and Black 1945
Gouache on Paperboard
25 3/4 x 21 3/4 inches |
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Untitled (#15054) c. 1944 Gouache and Crayon on Paper
17 x 14 inches |
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Untitled (#2253) 1942
Crayon and Ink on Paper
11 x 14 inches
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Untitled (#14448) c. 1942
Gouache and Ink on Paper
19 x 24 inches |
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Untitled (#2238) 1942
Crayon on Paper
14 x 17 inches
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Untitled (#14950) 1944 Gouache, Crayon and Ink on Paper
11 x 14 inches
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Untitled (#15055) 1944
Gouache and Ink on Paper
17 x 14 inches
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Untitled (#14959) 1948
Crayon and Ink on Paper
14 x 11 inches |
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Untitled (#1540) 1943
Crayon and India Ink on Paper
11 x 14 inches |
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Untitled (#18261) c. 1939
India Ink on Paper
8 1/2 x 11 inches |
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Untitled (#18378) c. 1939
India Ink on Paper
8 1/2 x 11 inches |
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Untitled (#18387) c. 1939
India Ink on Paper
11 x 8 1/2 inches |
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Untitled (#18280) c. 1939
India Ink on Paper
11 x 8 1/2 inches |