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A pioneering artist and teacher, Hans Hofmann emigrated from Germany to the United States in 1930. He brought with him a deep knowledge of French art, gleaned from years spent in Paris before World War I, and this proved crucial in spreading European modernist styles and ideas in the United States.
- German-American
- March 21, 1880
- Weissenberg, Bavaria
- February 17, 1966
Aug 23, 2022 · 1. Self-Portrait. 2. St. Tropez. 3. Japanese Girl. 4. Landscape. 5. Interior Composition. 6. Yellow Table On Green. 7. Still Life Interior. 8. Provincetown. 9. Shapes in Black. 10. Cataclysm. Hofmann started studying art in 1898 in Munich.
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Hans Hofmann (1880–1966) is one of the most important figures of postwar American art. Celebrated for his exuberant, color-filled canvases, and renowned as an influential teacher for generations of artists—first in his native Germany, then in New York and Provincetown—Hofmann played a pivotal role in the development of Abstract Expressionism.
Hans Hofmann (1880-1966) was a pivotal figure in Abstract Expressionism and stands as one of the most important characters of post-war American art. This ground-breaking catalogue raisonné of paintings, which has been painstakingly researched over sixteen years, is both an invaluable scholarly resource and a celebration of Hofmann's remarkable ...
In nearly fifty paintings and works on paper from 1930 through to the end of his life in 1966, Hans Hofmann: The Nature of Abstraction, at the Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, Massachusetts, presents a comprehensive and eye-opening examination of Hofmann’s prolific career.
Jun 1, 2015 · Hofmann’s “slab” paintings consist of simple coloured rectangles that push out towards and pull back from the viewer. The best classic Hofmanns have a mesmerising dynamism and chromatic...
Jun 16, 2020 · The late “slab” paintings, Hofmann’s most famous works (rightly so), are especially potent now. Monochromatic rectangles in numerous shades float atop gestural compositions, interrupting and...
