Lot 46
  • 46

Hans Hofmann

Estimate
800,000 - 1,200,000 USD
bidding is closed

Description

  • Hans Hofmann
  • Cirrocumulus
  • signed and dated '61; signed, titled and dated 1961 on the reverse
  • oil on canvas
  • 40 1/4 x 55 1/4 in. 102.7 x 140.3 cm.

Provenance

Estate of the artist (#M-66)
André Emmerich Gallery, New York
Acquired by the present owner from the above in 1976

Literature

Sam Hunter, Hans Hofmann, New York, 1963, pl. 147, n.p., illustrated (titled Cirro-Cumulus)

Condition

This painting is in excellent condition for a work of this period. Please contact the Contemporary Art department at 212-606-7254 for the condition report prepared by Terrence Mahon. The canvas is framed in a wood strip frame with gilt facing.
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