HANS HOFMANN (1880-1966)
Untitled
signed 'hans hofmann' (lower left)
gouache on paper
17 3/8 x 23 7/8 in. (44.2 x 60.8 cm.)
Painted in 1943
Provenance
André Emmerich Gallery, Inc., New York.
Anon. sale; Christie's, New York, 4 May 1995, lot 152.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
Exhibited
Washington, D.C., Corcoran Gallery of Art; Ann Arbor, Museum of Art at the University of Michigan; Berkeley, University Art Museum, University of California; Little Rock, Arkansas Art Center; Tyler Museum of Art; Palm Springs Desert Museum; Wichita State University and Charlotte, Mint Museum of Art, Hans Hofmann: 52 Works on Paper, June 1973-December 1975. (The exhibition traveled extensivelyin abridged versions between 1976-1978 under the titles: Hans Hofmann: The American Years, 37 Works on Paper and Hans Hofmann: Works on Paper 1943-1952 under the auspices of the United States Information Service. The exhibition began in April 1976 in Lisbon and ended in June 1978 in Valletta).
Lot Essay
This work will be included in the forthcoming Hans Hofmann catalogue raisonné being supported by the Renate, Hans and Maria Hofmann Trust.