Lot 174
  • 174

Hans Hofmann

Estimate
70,000 - 90,000 USD
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Description

  • Hans Hofmann
  • Untitled (Landscape)
  • oil on panel

  • 24 by 30 in. 61 by 76.2 cm.
  • Executed circa 1940, this work is stamped by the Estate of Hans Hofmann and numbered M-1266 on the reverse.

Provenance

Estate of the Artist
André Emmerich Gallery Inc., New York
Private Collection, Paramus
Sotheby's, New York, November 19, 1981, lot 7
Private Collection, Tarrytown
Sotheby's, New York, November 6, 1985, lot 180
Acquired by the present owner from the above sale

Condition

This work is in very good condition overall. There is scattered extremely fine horizonal craquelure. Under ultra violet light inspection, there is no evidence of inpainting, however, there are three 1/8 inch spots which fluoresce white and which are located in the blue center passage of the painting. Framed.
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