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Hans Hofmann
Fruit Bowl No. 1

1949

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"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 1/4 inches, weighing less than 50 lbs. It is signed lower right, "Hans Hofmann". Hofmann played a pivotal role in the development of Abstract Expressionism and is one of the most important figures of Post War American art. He was influenced by Matisse’s use of color and Cubism’s displacement of form, developing an artistic approach and theory he called “push and pull,” which is described as the play between color, shape, and placement on a surface to create competing forces that produce depth within a flat surface. "Fruit Bowl No. 1" is a classic still life subject matter reimagined through abstraction. Provevance: Collection of the Artist, New York, New York The Renate, Hans and Maria Hofmann Trust, New York, New York Ameringer & Yohe Fine Art, New York, New York Private Collection, New Jersey Exhibition: New York, New York, Kootz Gallery, Resumé of the 1950–51 Season, June 4-29, 1951 Boston, Massachusetts, Harcus Krakow Rosen Sonnabend Gallery, Hans Hofmann Paintings, November 17 - December 22, 1973 Toronto, Canada, Marianne Friedland Gallery, Hans Hofmann: Major Painting and Works on Paper, April 4 - 25, 1981 New York, New York, Ameringer Yohe Fine Art, Hans Hofmann: The Unabashed Unconscious: Reflections on Hofmann and Surrealism, March 30, - April 27, 2006 Literature: Kootz Gallery, Resumé of the 1950–51 Season, New York, 1951, cat. no. 10, as Fruit Bowl Marianne Friedland Gallery, Hans Hofmann: Major Painting and Works on Paper, Toronto, 1981 Cynthia Goodman, Hofmann: Abbeville Modern Masters, New York 1986, p. 37 Jed Perl, Hans Hofmann, the Unabashed Unconscious: Reflection on Hofmann and Surrealism, New York, 2006, p. 40 (illustrated in color) Suzi Villiger, Hans Hofmann: catalogue raisonne of paintings, volume II, Surrey, 2014, HH cat. no. 3271949, p. 453 (illustrated in color).
  • Creator:
    Hans Hofmann (1880-1966, German)
  • Creation Year:
    1949
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 29.5 in (74.93 cm)Width: 37.5 in (95.25 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Movement & Style:
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  • Condition:
  • Gallery Location:
    Palm Desert, CA
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: 471381stDibs: LU9315730882

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