Untitled / Hans Hofmann

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Accession Number
1997/1.125
Title
Untitled
Artist
Hans Hofmann
Artist Nationality
American
Artist Life Dates
1880 - 1966
Medium and Support
oil on canvas board
Object Creation Date
circa 1962
Object Creation Place
Europe (continent)
Germany (nation)
Creation Place 1
Europe (continent)
Creation Place 2
Germany (nation)
Style/Group/Movement
New York School
Inscription
Inscribed in oil, l.r.: Hans Hofmann; above, in graphite (or ink?), indecipherable marks; verso, in red paint, l.r.: 62.18
Dimensions
22.4 cm x 34.6 cm (8 13/16 in. x 13 5/8 in.)
Century
20th century
Primary Object Classification
Painting
Primary Object Type
abstract
Secondary Object Classification
Painting
Physical Description
Abstract painting dominated by brushstrokes in vivid yellows on white background with light blues in center and left side of canvas, large area of light brown in upper right and lower left, and brushstrokes in dark red in left center of canvas. Signed “hans hofmann” in lower right.
Subject Matter
In “Untitled,” Hofmann’s use of shapes, colors, lines, and space echoes nature, producing a new type of landscape; one that is composed, not of trees and land, but of the balance and tension between form, vibrating colors and energetic brushwork.
Primary Keywords
abstract
abstraction
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1260 x 943
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172 KB
Record
1997/1.125
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"Untitled; Hans Hofmann." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1997-sl-1.125/1997_1.125.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 28, 2024.
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