Born in Stuttgart, Germany, in 1927, Wolf Kahn fled Nazi Germany to Britain through the Kindertransport in the late 1930s. He eventually settled in the United States, where he completed high school and enrolled in the Navy. Following his service, he studied with the legendary teacher and Abstract Expressionist painter Hans Hofmann, eventually becoming his studio assistant.
In 1950, Kahn enrolled at the University of Chicago and completed his bachelor of arts degree within one year. He had his first solo exhibition at Hansa Gallery in New York City in 1953 and went on to be represented by Grace Borgenicht Gallery, where he exhibited regularly until 1995.
Kahn was the recipient of the Fulbright Scholarship, the John Simon Guggenheim Fellowship, the Award in Art from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, and the Medal of Arts from the State Department. He married the artist Emily Mason in 1957. Their marriage lasted sixty-two years until Emily’s death in December 2019, just a few months before Kahn's passing. The pair lived and worked between New York City and W. Brattleboro, Vermont.
Kahn’s work has been exhibited at galleries and museums throughout North America. His work is held in important museum collections including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY; the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY; the Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY; the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA; the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden; the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA; and the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C.
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(Biography provided by Miles McEnery Gallery)
Landscape in Orange and Turquoise Pastel, Signed, 13x16 Inches
By Wolf Kahn
Located in New York, NY
Provenance The Artist Private Collection, NY (acquired from the above) Private Collection, CT (by descent) Signed in bottom center: W Kahn Wolf Kahn was born in Stuttgart, Germany i...
Pastel, Paper
$100,000Sale Price|20% Off
Glade, 2009
By Wolf Kahn
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
Oil on canvas 52 x 36 inches (132.1 x 91.4 cm) Framed dimensions: 53 1/4 x 37 1/4 in Dated and inscribed on verso: 2009/42 Provenance Morrison Gallery, Kent, CT; Private collection,...
Oil
Ocean Cove, unique signed pastel painting by renowned artist Wolf Kahn FRAMED
By Wolf Kahn
Located in New York, NY
Wolf Kahn Ocean Cove, 1996 Pastel on paper painting Hand signed and dated by Wolf Kahn on the lower right Frame included: elegantly matted and framed in a wood frame with UV plexigla...
Oil Pastel, Pastel
"Summer Studio" Wolf Kahn, Vermont Landscape, Abstract Impressionist, Pastels
By Wolf Kahn
Located in New York, NY
Wolf Kahn Summer Studio, 2012 Signed lower center Pastel on paper 9 x 11 1/2 inches An important member of the second generation New York School, Wolf ...
Paper, Pastel
$185,000
Corps de Ballet
By Wolf Kahn
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Signed, original, 1994, oil–on-canvas painting, Corps de Ballet by significant American artist, Wolf Kahn (b. 1927). Winner: Fulbright and Guggenheim Fellowships. Award in Art from...
Canvas, Oil
Sunlit Hill, 2006
By Wolf Kahn
Located in New York, NY
Wolf Kahn paints a row of trees with the sun peeking out from underneath in his stellar oil painting entitled “Sunlit Hill.”
Canvas, Oil
$9,500Sale Price|26% Off
"Four Winds" Blue House with White Roof in Yellow Field Abstract Landscape
By Wolf Kahn
Located in Houston, TX
Abstract drawing of a blue house in a yellow field by German-American painter, Wolf Kahn. Signed and dated by the artist in the lower right corner. Framed and matted in a silver wood...
Paper, Pastel
$1,250
H 29.5 in W 37 in D 2 in
Vintage Southwest Adobe Landscape Original Pastel Painting c.1985
Located in San Francisco, CA
Vintage Southwest Adobe Landscape Original Pastel Painting c.1985 Outstanding late 20th century pastel painting by mystery artist. The painting is s...
Pastel
$2,015
H 23.63 in W 31.11 in D 1.97 in
Walking Home, Contemporary Figurative Cityscape Painting, Landscape Park Art
Located in Deddington, GB
Walking Home [2023] original Oil on Canvas Image size: H:8.5 cm x W:10 cm Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:46 cm x W:55 cm x D:1.5cm Frame Size: H:60 cm x W:79 cm x D:5cm Sold Fram...
Canvas, Oil
$7,663
H 24.02 in W 27.96 in
La Seine - 1930's French Impressionist Oil on Canvas Paris River City Painting
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
A very beautiful signed and dated 1936 impressionist oil on canvas depicting the River Seine in Paris, by Lelia Caetani. Lelia Caetani is a fascinating female artist - an Italian...
Canvas, Oil
$12,900
H 44 in W 58 in D 1.5 in
Some Twilight Land (Charcoal Landscape Painting of Country Forest & Sky)
By Sue Bryan
Located in Hudson, NY
Large, highly detailed charcoal and acrylic landscape featuring a lush country forest against a sunlit sky "Some Twilight Land" by Sue Bryan charcoal, acrylic, and pastel on canvas, ...
Charcoal, Acrylic, Canvas, Oil Pastel
$3,145
H 27.96 in W 29.93 in D 1.19 in
Southern Coast with Beach, Trees and Sailboat, Impressionistic Painting, 1920´s
Located in Stockholm, SE
A Southern Coastal Landscape by Charles Bisschops. This oil on canvas, signed L. Ch. Bisschops, depicts a southern coastal scene with a beach bordered by trees. Across the bay, mount...
Oil, Canvas
$8,864
H 29 in W 29 in D 1.75 in
Black & White Painting of Victoria Embankment London by British Urban Artist
By Angela Wakefield
Located in Preston, GB
Black & White Painting of Victoria Embankment London - a unique original from leading British Cityscape Artist, Angela Wakefield. Art measures 24 x 24 inches Frame measures 29 ...
Gesso, Paint, Oil, Acrylic, Canvas, Cotton Canvas
$2,780Sale Price|20% Off
H 27 in W 37 in D 2 in
Antique American Modernist 19th Century Framed Sunset Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American school modernist landscape sunset painting. In excellent original condition. Handsomely framed in a giltwood molding. Excellent condition, ready to hang and enjoy....
Canvas, Oil
$1,850
H 21 in W 25 in
Plein Air American Oil Painting Rainstorm Signed Original Modern Impressionist
Located in Buffalo, NY
nknown Artist (Signed “Kaufman”) Untitled (Pastoral Horizon), mid-20th century Oil on board Framed dimensions: 25 in. H × 21 in. W Original cream-toned carved wood frame This expres...
Masonite, Oil
$3,508
H 55.12 in W 47.25 in D 0.04 in
All I Think About Is You, flowers, wildflowers, landscape, Joan Mitchell, pink
Located in Jönköping, SE
This painting is from my series titled "The Untethered Soul." This series delves into the transformative power of nature, capturing the essence of what one feels rather than sees. In...
Oil Crayon, Acrylic, Carbon Pencil
$17,024
H 52.5 in W 46 in D 1 in
Huge 17th Century Dutch Old Master Oil Painting Wild Ornamental Birds Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Wilds Birds Dutch School, 17th century Circle of Melchior d'Hondecoeter (Dutch, 1636-1695) framed: 52.5 x 46 inches canvas: 50 x 44 inches provenance: private collection, UK conditio...
Canvas, Oil
$300
H 5 in W 5 in D 0.07 in
Splash Of White - 5"x5" - Artwork On Paper, Delicate Flowers, Botanical Art
By Andrea Stajan-Ferkul
Located in Mississauga, Ontario
Splash Of White - This original artwork on watercolour paper captures a loose, expressive arrangement of delicate white flowers in a glass vase. Layering of acrylic and oil pastel wi...
Paper, Oil Pastel, Acrylic
$712Sale Price|20% Off
H 19.75 in W 14 in D 0.13 in
Mid Century Bay Area Abstract Expressionist -- Oak Woodlands of Golden Gate Park
By Honora Berg
Located in Soquel, CA
Bay Area Abstract Expressionist -- Oak Woodlands of San Francisco Golden Gate Park This mid-century painting by Honora Berg (American, 1897-1985) depicts coastal live oaks of Golden...
Archival Paper, Oil Crayon, Watercolor
Venice by Wolf Kahn
By Wolf Kahn
Located in New Orleans, LA
Wolf Kahn 1927-2020 American Venice Signed "W Kahn" (lower right) Pastel on paper An exceptionally rare early work by one of America’s preeminent colorists, this pastel captures ...
Pastel, Paper
Foggy Morning By Wolf Kahn
By Wolf Kahn
Located in New Orleans, LA
Wolf Kahn 1927-2020 American/German Foggy Morning Signed "W. Kahn" (lower left) Oil on canvas Beloved for his strikingly vivid and colorful landscapes, Wolf Kahn is one of the mo...
Canvas, Oil
"Purple Hills" Wolf Kahn, Vermont Meadow Landscape, Pastels
By Wolf Kahn
Located in New York, NY
Wolf Kahn Purple Hills Pastel on paper 10 1/2 x 13 1/2 inches Provenance: Collection of Stafford Elias Christies New York, Interiors, December 13, 2017, Lot 343 Private Collection, ...
Paper, Pastel
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H 15.75 in W 17.25 in
"Behind Reeds" Wolf Kahn, Vermont Marsh Landscape with Trees and Barn, Pastels
By Wolf Kahn
Located in New York, NY
Wolf Kahn Behind Reeds, 2004 Signed lower left Pastel on paper 7 x 9 inches Provenance: The artist Ameringer McEnery Yohe Gallery, New York Private Collection, Florida An important...
Paper, Pastel
Beaver Swamp in Autumn, 1975
By Wolf Kahn
Located in New York, NY
Wolf Kahn paints a marshy forest landscape in his signature modern style in his oil painting entitled, “Beaver Swamp in Autumn.”
Canvas, Oil
"Dark Diagonal" Wolf Kahn, Vermont Landscape with Trees, Pastels
By Wolf Kahn
Located in New York, NY
Wolf Kahn Dark Diagonal, 2012 Signed lower center Pastel on paper 9 x 12 inches An important member of the second generation New York School, Wolf Kahn is renowned for his luminous,...
Paper, Pastel
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H 15.5 in W 17.5 in
"Strong Pink" Wolf Kahn, Vermont Landscape with Trees, Pastels
By Wolf Kahn
Located in New York, NY
Wolf Kahn Strong Pink, 2000 Signed lower center Pastel on paper 8 x 10 inches An important member of the second generation New York School, Wolf Kahn is renowned for his luminous, r...
Paper, Pastel
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H 34 in W 40 in
"Barns and Silos in New Jersey" Wolf Kahn, Landscape, Abstract Impressionist
By Wolf Kahn
Located in New York, NY
Wolf Kahn Barns and Silos in New Jersey, 1985 Signed lower center Oil on canvas 28 x 34 inches An important member of the second generation New York School, Wolf Kahn is renowned fo...
Canvas, Oil
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H 15.5 in W 18.25 in D 1.25 in
Roughly Textured Trees (unique signed landscape color field pastel painting)
By Wolf Kahn
Located in New York, NY
Wolf Kahn Roughly Textured Trees, 1995 Oil pastel on paper Hand signed in pastel by Wolf Kahn on the bottom front Frame included: held in the original vintage metal frame Hand signe...
Oil Pastel, Pastel
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H 24 in W 34 in
"Blue Hills in the Green Mountains, " Wolf Kahn, Vermont Landscape, Expressionism
By Wolf Kahn
Located in New York, NY
Wolf Kahn (American, 1927 - 2020) Blue Hills in the Green Mountains, 1981 Oil on canvas 18 x 28 innches Signed lower left Provenance: Grace Borgenicht Gallery, New York, May 29, 198...
Canvas, Oil
A Yellow Glimpsed
By Wolf Kahn
Located in New York, NY
Purple Abstraction by Wolf Khan (1927-2020) Oil on canvas 25 ½ x 37 ⅝ inches unframed (64.77 x 95.58 cm) Description: In this Untitled Purple Abstraction Wo...
Oil
"Harvey's View", Modernist Landscape Painting by Wolf Kahn
By Wolf Kahn
Located in Buffalo, NY
Modernist landscape painting by Wolf Kahn (b.1927). Titled, "Harvey's View, circa 1988. Signed lower right. Displayed in a giltwood frame. Im...
Canvas, Oil