Hans Burkhardt Paintings
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.
20th Century Post-War Hans Burkhardt Paintings
Paper, Pastel
1970s Abstract Hans Burkhardt Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1930s American Modern Hans Burkhardt Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1960s Abstract Expressionist Hans Burkhardt Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1930s Modern Hans Burkhardt Paintings
Canvas, Oil
20th Century Post-War Hans Burkhardt Paintings
Paper, Mixed Media
20th Century Post-War Hans Burkhardt Paintings
Paper, Oil, Monotype
1960s Hans Burkhardt Paintings
Paper, Acrylic
20th Century Post-War Hans Burkhardt Paintings
Paper, Pastel
1960s Modern Hans Burkhardt Paintings
Pastel
Mid-20th Century Hans Burkhardt Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1970s Cubist Hans Burkhardt Paintings
Pastel
1960s Cubist Hans Burkhardt Paintings
Pastel
20th Century Post-War Hans Burkhardt Paintings
Masonite, Oil
Mid-20th Century American Modern Hans Burkhardt Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Hans Burkhardt Paintings
Ink, Mixed Media, Watercolor, Archival Paper
1970s American Modern Hans Burkhardt Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1970s Post-War Hans Burkhardt Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars
2010s Abstract Expressionist Hans Burkhardt Paintings
Gold Leaf
1990s Abstract Expressionist Hans Burkhardt Paintings
Pastel, Tempera, Cardboard
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Hans Burkhardt Paintings
Gold Leaf
Late 20th Century Modern Hans Burkhardt Paintings
Oil, Canvas
Mid-20th Century American Modern Hans Burkhardt Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1970s American Modern Hans Burkhardt Paintings
Oil
2010s Contemporary Hans Burkhardt Paintings
Paper, Mixed Media
Mid-20th Century Modern Hans Burkhardt Paintings
Oil, Canvas
1970s Abstract Hans Burkhardt Paintings
Oil, Canvas
1940s Cubist Hans Burkhardt Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1940s Cubist Hans Burkhardt Paintings
Pastel
1950s Cubist Hans Burkhardt Paintings
Pastel
1960s Cubist Hans Burkhardt Paintings
Pastel
1960s Cubist Hans Burkhardt Paintings
Pastel
1840s Surrealist Hans Burkhardt Paintings
Pastel
1970s Cubist Hans Burkhardt Paintings
Paper, Pastel
1960s Modern Hans Burkhardt Paintings
Archival Paper, Pastel
1970s Cubist Hans Burkhardt Paintings
Paper, Pastel
1960s Cubist Hans Burkhardt Paintings
Archival Paper, Pastel