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Hans Burkhardt Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Swiss, 1904-1994

Hans Gustav Burkhardt was a Swiss-American abstract expressionist artist. He was born on December 20, 1904, in Basel. Burkhardt’s paintings of the 1930s are part of the genesis of American abstract expressionism. He moved to Los Angeles in 1937 and represented the most significant bridge between New York and Los Angeles. He brought with him many of the nascent ideas of abstract expressionist painting that had been swirling among New York's artists, foremost among them, Arshile Gorky and Willem de Kooning. Working independently in Los Angeles, Burkhardt's experimental investigative approach parallelled and in many instances anticipated the development of modern and contemporary art in New York and Europe. His unique role as an important American painter is affirmed by the constant interest and continuing reassessment afforded his work. In 1992, Burkhardt was honored as the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award by the American Academy of Arts and Letters. His works are displayed across many museums, including the British Museum, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Whitney Museum of American Art, Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art and Norton Simon Museum. Burkhardt died on April 22, 1994, in Los Angeles.

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Artist: Hans Burkhardt
The Models
By Hans Burkhardt
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Early original drawing by Hans Burkhardt. Hans Burkhardt 1904 - 1994 Hans Burkhardt was born in Basel, Switzerland in 1904, emigrating to New York in 1924. Upon his arrival to ...
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1940s Cubist Hans Burkhardt Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal

The Models
The Models
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Untitled-048 nude pastel by Hans Burkhardt
By Hans Burkhardt
Located in Hudson, NY
Hans Burkhardt regularly created pastels from life models, and this is a lovely example of that. He regularly maintained an interest in figural work throughout his long and diverse c...
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1970s Abstract Hans Burkhardt Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pastel

Untitled-055 Pastel Figure by Hans Burkhardt
By Hans Burkhardt
Located in Hudson, NY
Hans Burkhardt frequently used live models for his figural pastels, which he maintained an interest in throughout his long career. Untitled (1972) Pastel on paper 25" x 20" Signed a...
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1670s American Modern Hans Burkhardt Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pastel

Untitled-019 pastel on paper of three nude models by Hans Burkhardt
By Hans Burkhardt
Located in Hudson, NY
Hans Burkhardt frequently used live models for his figural pastels, which he maintained an interest in throughout his long career. Untitled (1972) Pastel on paper, 25" x 19" 28" x 2...
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1970s Modern Hans Burkhardt Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pastel

Untitled-053 Pastel Figure by Hans Burkhardt
By Hans Burkhardt
Located in Hudson, NY
Hans Burkhardt regularly used live models for his figural pastels, which he maintained an interest in throughout his long career. Untitled (1963) Pastel on paper 24" x 19" Signed an...
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1960s American Modern Hans Burkhardt Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Untitled-039 pastel on paper by Hans Burkhardt
By Hans Burkhardt
Located in Hudson, NY
Hans Burkhardt frequently used live models for his figural pastels, which he maintained an interest in throughout his long career. Untitled (1973) Pastel on paper, 26" x 20" Hand-si...
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1960s Modern Hans Burkhardt Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Untitled-032 pastel on paper by Hans Burkhardt
By Hans Burkhardt
Located in Hudson, NY
Untitled (1963) Pastel on paper 24" x 18" Hand-signed and dated "H Burkhardt '63" lower right. Please note this work is unframed. Provenance: The artist to his daughter Elsa. By ...
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1960s Modern Hans Burkhardt Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Untitled-042 pastel on paper by Hans Burkhardt
By Hans Burkhardt
Located in Hudson, NY
Hans Burkhardt frequently used live models for his figural pastels, which he maintained an interest in throughout his long career. Untitled (1963) Pastel on paper 24" x 18" Hand-si...
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1960s Modern Hans Burkhardt Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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