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Hans Hofmann (1880-1966)
Lot 200 Andy Williams: An American Legend

Hans Hofmann (1880-1966)

Black Splash

Closed16 May 2013

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Hans Hofmann (1880-1966)
Black Splash
signed and dated 'hans hofmann 48' (lower right)
oil on board
22 x 25¾ in. (55.8 x 65.4 cm.)
Painted in 1948.

Estate of the artist
André Emmerich Gallery, Inc., New York
Private collection, acquired from the above in 1983
André Emmerich Gallery, Inc., New York
Collection Darlene and Orin Neiman, acquired from the above in 1984
Anon. sale; Sotheby's, New York, 14 May 2003, lot 120
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner

Specialist note

"What goes on in abstract art is the proclaiming of aesthetic principles. What do I mean by aesthetic? Now a line can have millions of variations--thin, thick, short, long, sinuous, staccato; but heretofore a line always represented something else. Today it is the line for itself, and that's what I mean by the aesthetic experience." (H. Hofmann, Twentieth-Century Artists on Art (Dore Ashton, ed.), New York, 1985, pp. 216-217.



This work will be included in the forthcoming Hans Hofmann Catalogue Raisonné, sponsored by the Renate, Hans, and Maria Hofmann Trust.