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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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Fruit Bowl No. 1
By Hans Hofmann
Located in Palm Desert, CA
"Fruit Bowl No. 1" is an abstact still-life Post War oil on canvas painting by Hans Hofmann in 1949. The artwork is 29 1/2 x 37 1/2 inches and with the frame is 38 1/8 x 46 1/8 x 3 1...
Category
20th Century Post-War Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Baal
By Hans Hofmann
Located in Palm Desert, CA
"Baal (M-1128)" is an abstract Post War oil on canvas painting by Hans Hofmann in 1947. The artwork is 59 3/8 x 47 1/4 inches and with the frame is 68 x 56 x 3 1/8 inches, weighing l...
Category
20th Century Post-War Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$775,000
Astral Image No. 1
By Hans Hofmann
Located in Palm Desert, CA
"Astral Image No. 1 (M-1133)" is an abstract Post War oil on canvas painting by Hans Hofmann in 1947. The artwork is 48 x 60 inches and with the frame is 50 x 62 x 1 3/4 inches, weig...
Category
20th Century Post-War Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Landscape No. 108
By Hans Hofmann
Located in Palm Desert, CA
"Landscape No. 108" is an abstract Post War oil on panel painting by Hans Hofmann in 1941. The artwork is 23 1/4 x 29 1/4 inches and with the frame is 31 1/8 x 37 1/8 x 2 5/8 inches,...
Category
20th Century Post-War Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Song of Love
By Hans Hofmann
Located in Palm Desert, CA
"Song of Love" is an abstract Post-War oil painting on canvas created by Hans Hofmann in 1952. The artwork is 36.25 x 48.25 inches and is 45.25 x 57.25 x 2 inches with the frame, weighing less than 50 lbs. It is signed on the lower right, "Hans Hofmann" and also signed verso, "Hans Hofmann".
Hofmann's art is characterized by its expressive use of color planes, often overlapping and intersecting to create a sense of tension and harmony simultaneously. With the delicate mark-making and use of negative space across the canvas, “Song of Love” is reminiscent of the automatic drawings and paintings of Surrealists Andre Masson and Joan Miró, blended with the drips of paint in the large blue swaths of the Abstract Expressionist style.
Provenance:
The Artist, 1952-1958
Collection Harvey Kaplan, Chicago,1958-1962
Michael Reese...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-War Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
$300,000
Untitled
By Hans Hofmann
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Hans Hofmann (1880-1966) was a pre-eminent figure of postwar American art and one of the most important artists (and instructors) of the 20th century. Born in Germany, Hofmann immigr...
Category
1940s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Crayon
$20,750