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Hans Hoffman was a German-born American painter who was very influential to the Abstract Expressionism movement. He was very active in the European avant-garde and enjoyed experimenting with some of the newer techniques of the era. Hoffman went on to establish a school of art, which is considered the first modern school of art anywhere. His teachings are very well known and highly regarded. On 1stDibs, find a variety of original artwork from top artists worldwide.
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Untitled
By Hans Hofmann
Located in Palm Desert, CA
"Untitled" is an oil on canvas painting made by Hans Hofmann in 1962. The artwork size is 25 x 30 1/4 inches. The framed size is 33 1/4 x 38 1/4 x 2 inches. The painting is signed lo...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
1967 original exhibition poster for Hans Hofmann's at the André Emmerich Gallery
By Hans Hofmann
Located in PARIS, FR
The 1967 original exhibition poster for Hans Hofmann's at the André Emmerich Gallery in New York is a vibrant and captivating visual representation of the renowned artist's abstract ...
Category
1960s Prints and Multiples
Materials
Paper, Lithograph
Composition in Blue (mid century modern Abstract Expressionist signed/N, Unique
By Hans Hofmann
Located in New York, NY
Hans Hofmann
Composition in Blue, 1952
Color silkscreen with unique hand painted gouache additions
Hand signed and numbered 76/120 on the front in ink
(each example is a unique variant with hand painting)
Published by Esther Gentle and 167 Gallery, New York
Frame included
Dazzling mid century modern (1952) mixed media silkscreen and gouache by Hans Hofmann - one of the most influential artists of the 20th Century. The gouache additions are done by hand, making each work in this series absolutely unique. A superb impression of this extremely scarce, early print with strong colors.
According to Reba and Dave Williams (Reba and Dave Williams, American Screenprints, New York, 1987, page 32), Hofmann was persuaded to make this print by Esther Gentle (who later married Abraham Rattner), his student at the time, who was starting to publish screenprints reproducing well-known artists' paintings. Unlike other screenprints by Abstract Expressionist artists, Hofmann's is an original work which does not reproduce a painting.
An unusual feature of Composition in Blue is that the blue background varies; the artist authorized different color mixtures and strengths for each example in the printing of this particular silkscreen (Williams, page 32).
Measurements:
Work: 16⅞ by 15 inches
Framed: 24⅝ by 21¼ inches
HANS HOFMANN
(1880-1966)
Hans Hofmann (1880–1966) is one of the most important figures of postwar American art. Celebrated for his exuberant, color-filled canvases, and renowned as an influential teacher for generations of artists—first in his native Germany, then in New York and Provincetown—Hofmann played a pivotal role in the development of Abstract Expressionism.
Between 1900 and 1930, Hofmann’s early studies, decades of painting, and schools of art took him to Munich, to Paris, then back to Munich. By 1933, and for the next four decades, he lived in New York and in Provincetown. Hofmann’s evolution from foremost modern art teacher to pivotal modern artist brought him into contact with many of the foremost artists, critics, and dealers of the twentieth century: Henri Matisse, Pablo Picasso, Georges Braque, Wassily Kandinsky, Sonia and Robert Delaunay, Betty Parsons, Peggy Guggenheim, Lee Krasner, Jackson Pollock, and many others. His successful career was shepherded by the postwar modern...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints
Materials
Ink, Gouache, Screen, Graphite
Untitled (View of Provincetown Harbor)
By Hans Hofmann
Located in Palm Desert, CA
"Untitled (View of Provincetown Harbor)", is an oil on panel work made by Hans Hofmann circa 1937. The work is stamped verso by the estate of Hans Hofmann. The artwork size is 17 1/4...
Category
Early 20th Century Abstract Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
"Hiddensee, Herbst (Autumn)" Hans Hofmann, Modern German Abstract Landscape
By Hans Hofmann
Located in New York, NY
Hans Hofmann
Hiddensee, Herbst (Autumn), 1927
Signed with initials and dated lower left; titled on the reverse
Oil on paper
18 x 22 inches
Provenance:
John Adams Fine Art, London
Pr...
Category
1920s Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil
Hans Hofmann at Andre Emmerich Gallery Poster
By Hans Hofmann
Located in New York, NY
Hans Hofmann
Hans Hofmann at Andre Emmerich Gallery Poster, 1973
Offset lithograph poster
Plate signed on the bottom right front
Frame Included
Unnumbered but believed to be publishe...
Category
1970s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints
Materials
Lithograph, Offset