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Aquatic Garden
Details
HANS HOFMANN (1880-1966)
Aquatic Garden
signed and dated '60 hans hofmann' (lower right); signed again, titled and dated again 'aquatic garden 1960 hans hofmann' (on the reverse)
oil on Upson board
95 ¾ x 47 ¾ in. (248.3 x 121.3 cm.)
Executed in 1960.
Aquatic Garden
signed and dated '60 hans hofmann' (lower right); signed again, titled and dated again 'aquatic garden 1960 hans hofmann' (on the reverse)
oil on Upson board
95 ¾ x 47 ¾ in. (248.3 x 121.3 cm.)
Executed in 1960.
Provenance
Estate of the artist
Renate, Hans and Maria Hofmann Trust, 1996
Ameringer, McEnery, Yohe, New York
Private collection
Anon. sale; Phillips, New York, 16 November 2017, lot 31
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Renate, Hans and Maria Hofmann Trust, 1996
Ameringer, McEnery, Yohe, New York
Private collection
Anon. sale; Phillips, New York, 16 November 2017, lot 31
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Literature
R. M. Coates, "The Art Galleries: The Splendid Century," The New Yorker, 37, no. 6, 25 March 1961, p. 128.
I. H. Sandler, "Reviews and Previews," ARTnews, 60, no. 2, April 1961, p. 10.
L. Smith, "In the Galleries: Hans Hofmann," Arts, 35, no. 7, April 1961, p. 58.
S. Hunter, Hans Hofmann, New York, 1963, n.p., pl. 119 (illustrated).
C. Goodman, Hans Hofmann, New York, 1986, p. 81.
J. Yohe, ed., Hans Hofmann, New York, 2002, p. 208 (illustrated).
K. Wilkin, "Becoming Hans Hofmann," Art & Antiques, 36, no. 5, May 2013, p. 74 (illustrated).
S. Villiger, ed., Hans Hofmann Catalogue Raisonné of Paintings, Volume III: 1952-1965, London, 2014, p. 258, no. P1253 (illustrated).
I. H. Sandler, "Reviews and Previews," ARTnews, 60, no. 2, April 1961, p. 10.
L. Smith, "In the Galleries: Hans Hofmann," Arts, 35, no. 7, April 1961, p. 58.
S. Hunter, Hans Hofmann, New York, 1963, n.p., pl. 119 (illustrated).
C. Goodman, Hans Hofmann, New York, 1986, p. 81.
J. Yohe, ed., Hans Hofmann, New York, 2002, p. 208 (illustrated).
K. Wilkin, "Becoming Hans Hofmann," Art & Antiques, 36, no. 5, May 2013, p. 74 (illustrated).
S. Villiger, ed., Hans Hofmann Catalogue Raisonné of Paintings, Volume III: 1952-1965, London, 2014, p. 258, no. P1253 (illustrated).
Exhibited
New York, Kootz Gallery, Hans Hofmann, March 1961.
Washington, D.C., Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution and Houston, Museum of Fine Art, Hans Hofmann: A Retrospective Exhibition, October 1976-April 1977, p. 84, no. 43 (illustrated).
Los Angeles, Gagosian Gallery, A Time & Place: East and West Coast Abstraction from the '60s and '70s, July-August 2005.
New York, Ameringer Yohe Fine Art, Hans Hofmann: The Unabashed Unconscious; Reflections on Hofmann and Surrealism, March-April 2006, p. 53 (illustrated).
Chicago, KN Gallery, Hans Hofmann: Exuberant Eye, May-June 2007, pp. 11 and 45 (illustrated).
New York, Hollis Taggart Galleries, Gesture and Abstraction: AbEx Gallery Selections, October-November 2011.
New York, Ameringer, McEnery, Yohe, Hans Hofmann: Art Like Life Is Real, March-April 2012, pp. 11 and 47 (illustrated).
Museum Pfalzgalerie Kaiserslautern, Hans Hofmann: Magnum Opus, March-June 2013, pp. 87 and 144 (illustrated).
Washington, D.C., Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution and Houston, Museum of Fine Art, Hans Hofmann: A Retrospective Exhibition, October 1976-April 1977, p. 84, no. 43 (illustrated).
Los Angeles, Gagosian Gallery, A Time & Place: East and West Coast Abstraction from the '60s and '70s, July-August 2005.
New York, Ameringer Yohe Fine Art, Hans Hofmann: The Unabashed Unconscious; Reflections on Hofmann and Surrealism, March-April 2006, p. 53 (illustrated).
Chicago, KN Gallery, Hans Hofmann: Exuberant Eye, May-June 2007, pp. 11 and 45 (illustrated).
New York, Hollis Taggart Galleries, Gesture and Abstraction: AbEx Gallery Selections, October-November 2011.
New York, Ameringer, McEnery, Yohe, Hans Hofmann: Art Like Life Is Real, March-April 2012, pp. 11 and 47 (illustrated).
Museum Pfalzgalerie Kaiserslautern, Hans Hofmann: Magnum Opus, March-June 2013, pp. 87 and 144 (illustrated).
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