Untitled / Hans Hofmann
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Record Details
- 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.
- Secondary Keywords
- european
- european styles and periods
- genres
- modern and contemporary art
- modern european fine arts styles and movements
- modern european styles and movements
- people and culture
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- Rights
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Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 1260 x 943
- File Size
- 172 KB
- Record
- 1997/1.125
- Link to this Item
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1997-sl-1.125/1997_1.125.jpg
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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 29, 2024.