Skip to main content
Want more images or videos?
Request additional images or videos from the seller
1 of 13

Hans Hofmann
Astral Image No. 1

1947

About the Item

"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, weighing less than 50 lbs. Hofmann was influenced by Matisse’s use of color and Cubism’s displacement of form, which he developed into an artistic approach and theory he called “push and pull,” which he described as the play between color, shape, and placement on a surface to create competing forces that produce depth within a flat surface. The composition is filled with a sense of deep space and movement, as swirling shapes and vibrant hues. It stands as a powerful testament to Hofmann’s innovative vision and his capacity to fuse the emotional with the intellectual in the realm of abstract expressionism. Provenance: Andre Emmerich Gallery, New York, New York Estate of Hans Hofmann Ameringer & Yohe Fine Art, New York, New York Private Collection, New Jersey Exhibition: New York, New York, Betty Parsons Gallery, Hans Hofmann: Recent Works, March 24 – April 12, 1947 New York, New York, American Academy of Arts and Letters, Hans Hofmann, 1971 Toronto, Canada, David Mirvish Gallery, Hans Hofmann: The Thirties through the Sixties, April 15 – May 23, 1972 New York, New York, Andre Emmerich Gallery, Hans Hofmann, The years 1947-1952, April 3 - 28, 1976 New York, New York, Ameringer Yohe, Hans Hofmann: The Unabashed Unconscious; Reflections on Hofmann and Surrealism, March 30 – April 29, 2006 Literature: Cynthia Goodman, Hofmann: Abbeville Modern Masters, New York, 1986, pl. 45, p. 56 (illustrated in black and white) Jed Perl, Hans Hofmann, The Unabashed Unconscious: Reflections on Hofmann and Surrealism, New York, 2006, p. 37 (illustrated in color) Suzi Villiger, Hans Hofmann: catalogue raisonne of paintings, volume II, Surrey, 2014, HH cat. no. 1135-1947, p. 382 (illustrated in color)
  • Creator:
    Hans Hofmann (1880-1966, German)
  • Creation Year:
    1947
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 48 in (121.92 cm)Width: 60 in (152.4 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Movement & Style:
  • Period:
  • Condition:
  • Gallery Location:
    Palm Desert, CA
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: 471361stDibs: LU9315727572

More From This Seller

View All
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

The Day After
By Michael (Corinne) West
Located in Palm Desert, CA
"The Day After" is an abstract Post War oil on canvas painting by Michael (Corinne) West in 1963. The artwork is 85 1/4 x 50 1/8 inches and is 86 7/8 x 51 5/8 x 2 inches with the fra...
Category

20th Century Post-War Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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

New Synthesis #15
By Jack Roth
Located in Palm Desert, CA
An abstract acrylic on canvas executed in bright, primary red, blue and yellow by Post War artist Jack Roth. Signed, dated and titled verso, "ROTH81 "NEW SYNTHESIS - 15".
Category

1980s Post-War Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas

#2
By Jack Roth
Located in Palm Desert, CA
An abstract acrylic on canvas painting executed in deep black, orange and yellow ochre on a white background by Post War artist Jack Roth. Signed verso, "JR-33-76." Jack Roth (192...
Category

1970s Post-War Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas

Tilted Plates
By Carl Morris
Located in Palm Desert, CA
An abstract acrylic on canvas painting in deep saturated colors of scarlet red, lime green, orange, yellow and midnight blue by Carl Morris. Born in Yorba Linda, Calif., in 1911, ...
Category

1990s Post-War Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas

You May Also Like

Bolmes
Located in Austin, TX
Waterline Fine Art, Austin, TX is pleased to present the following work: Oil on canvas. Signed, dated, and titled verso. 46.5 x 36 in. 47.5 x 37 in. (framed) Custom framed in a maple floater. Charles Strong, who was born in Greeley, Colorado on Christmas Day in 1938, was one of the youngest artists of the San Francisco School of Abstract Expressionism. He was a colleague of vanguard artists such as Elmer Bischoff, Richard Diebenkorn, Jack Jefferson...
Category

1960s Post-War Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Untitled (#222)
Located in Austin, TX
Waterline Fine Art, Austin, TX is pleased to present the following work: Oil on canvas. Signed and dated verso. 49.5 x 34.5 in. 51 x 36.25 in. (framed) Custom framed in a maple fl...
Category

1950s Post-War Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Untitled
By Tom Goldenberg
Located in Austin, TX
Waterline Fine Art, Austin, TX is pleased to present the following work: Oil on canvas (diptych). Signed and dated verso. 68.25 x 32.25 in. 69.75 x 33.5. (framed) Custom framed in...
Category

1980s Post-War Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Village Life" Oil Painting 12" x 20" inch (1987) by Fathi Afifi
Located in Culver City, CA
"Village Life" Oil Painting 12" x 20" inch (1987) by Fathi Afifi Fathy Afifi is an Egyptian Postwar & Contemporary artist who was born in 1950. He participated in local and interna...
Category

20th Century Post-War Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Fisherman" Oil Painting 12" x 16" inch by Fathi Afifi
Located in Culver City, CA
"Fisherman" Oil Painting 12" x 16" inch by Fathi Afifi Fathy Afifi is an Egyptian Postwar & Contemporary artist who was born in 1950. He participated in local and international exh...
Category

20th Century Post-War Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Are You Sleepy Tonight?" Interior with Nude
By Narcissus Robert Quagliata
Located in Soquel, CA
Saturated, intimate depiction of a bedroom interior by Narcissus Robert Quagliata (Italian-American, b. 1942). Likely based on a photograph, a slightly out of focus figure can be see...
Category

1960s Post-War Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars

Recently Viewed

View All