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Hans Burkhardt Paintings

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
Untitled, Figure Study
Untitled, Figure Study

Untitled, Figure Study

By Hans Burkhardt

Located in Palm Desert, CA

"Untitled, Figure Study" is an abstract figurative Post War pastel on paper paintings by Hans Burkhardt in 1967. The artwork is 21 1/4 x 16 1/4 inches and, with the frame, is 28 3/4...

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20th Century Post-War Hans Burkhardt Paintings

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Paper, Pastel

Girl with Cat oil painting by Hans Burkhardt
Girl with Cat oil painting by Hans Burkhardt

Girl with Cat oil painting by Hans Burkhardt

By Hans Burkhardt

Located in Hudson, NY

Girl with Cat (1935) Oil on canvas 38" x 26" 42 ½" x 30 ½" x 3 ½" framed Signed and dated "1935 H Burkhardt" lower right. Signed, dated and inscribed verso. About this artist: Hans ...

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1930s Modern Hans Burkhardt Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Oil on Canvas by Hans Burkhardt
Oil on Canvas by Hans Burkhardt

Oil on Canvas by Hans Burkhardt

By Hans Burkhardt

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Framed oil on canvas by Swiss-American abstract expressionist artist Hans Burkhardt (1904-1994). Signed and dated in lower right corner, 1967. Silver gilt wood frame.

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Mid-20th Century Hans Burkhardt Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Spring In The Canyon"
"Spring In The Canyon"

"Spring In The Canyon"

By Hans Burkhardt

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Spring In The Canyon” oil on linen canvas, signed and dated 1970 lower right corner. Hans Burkhardt (1904-1994) Canvas: 32”H x 42”W. Artist f...

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1970s Abstract Hans Burkhardt Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Dancing Figures (Untitled)

Dancing Figures (Untitled)

By Hans Burkhardt

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Dancing Figures (Untitled), 1944, oil on canvas, signed and dated lower right, 22 x 34 1/4 inches, presented in its original strip wood frame, from the estate of the artist Ernest Ro...

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1940s American Modern Hans Burkhardt Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

The Artist's Wife oil painting by Hans Burkhardt
The Artist's Wife oil painting by Hans Burkhardt

The Artist's Wife oil painting by Hans Burkhardt

By Hans Burkhardt

Located in Hudson, NY

Hans Burkhardt The Artist's Wife (1930) Oil on canvas, 20" x 16" 24" x 20 ½" x 1 ½" framed Dated 1930 lower right recto. Annotated "To Elsa HB Louise Burkhardt 1930. HB" verso. ...

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1930s American Modern Hans Burkhardt Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Untitled (Abstract Figure Study)
Untitled (Abstract Figure Study)

Untitled (Abstract Figure Study)

By Hans Burkhardt

Located in Palm Desert, CA

"Untitled (Abstract Figure Study)" is an abstract figurative Post War mixed media on paper painting by Hans Burkhardt in 1979. The artwork is 22 1/2 x 15 inches and, with the frame, ...

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20th Century Post-War Hans Burkhardt Paintings

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Paper, Mixed Media

Untitled, portrait of artist in studio
Untitled, portrait of artist in studio

Untitled, portrait of artist in studio

By Hans Burkhardt

Located in Palm Desert, CA

"Untitled, portrait of artist in studio" is an abstract figurative Post War pastel on paper painting by Hans Burkhardt in 1971. The artwork is 25 x 19 1/2 inches and, with the frame,...

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20th Century Post-War Hans Burkhardt Paintings

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Paper, Pastel

Crucifix
Crucifix

Crucifix

By Hans Burkhardt

Located in Palm Desert, CA

"Crucifix" is an abstract Post War oil over monotype painting by Hans Burkhardt in 1981. The artwork is 11 x 7 5/8 inches and, with the frame, is 14 1/4 x 10 3/8 x 3/4 inches. It is ...

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20th Century Post-War Hans Burkhardt Paintings

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Paper, Oil, Monotype

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