Lot 248
  • 248

Hans Hofmann

Estimate
25,000 - 35,000 USD
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Description

  • Hans Hofmann
  • Untitled
  • oil on board
  • 9 3/4 by 7 3/4 in. 24.8 by 16.7 cm.
  • Executed in 1951.

Provenance

Estate of the Artist
André Emmerich Gallery, Inc., New York
Ann Fader, Inc., New York
Acquired by the present owner from the above in March 1985

Literature

Suzi Villiger, ed., Hans Hofmann Catalogue Raisonné of Paintings, Volume 2: 1901-1951, London, 2014, cat. no. P846, p. 520

Condition

This work is in very good condition overall. The colors are fresh and vibrant. The edges show evidence of light handling and wear and the edges of the canvas are taped. There is light craquelure on the more heavily impastoed sections of paint. There is modest surface soiling associated with the passing of time. Some minor paint loss has occurred in the bottom right corner. Under Ultraviolet light inspection the work, there is no evidence of restoration. Framed under glass.
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