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Hans Hofmann : works on paper /

Hans Hofmann (1880-1966) was an acclaimed Abstract Expressionist and one of the most influential art teachers of the 20th century. While his paintings have been the subject of many exhibitions and publications, his works on paper are comparatively little known, despite how central they were to his a...

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Corporate Authors: Museum of Contemporary Art Jacksonville; Portland Museum of Art
Group Author: Wilkin, Karen, 1940; Polednik, Marcelle; Greenwold, Diana
Published: Museum of Contemporary Art Jacksonville,
Publisher Address: Jacksonville, FL :
New Haven :
Publication Dates: [2017]
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Subjects:
Hofmann, Hans, > 1880-1966 > Exhibitions
Abstract expressionism > United States > Exhibitions
Summary: Hans Hofmann (1880-1966) was an acclaimed Abstract Expressionist and one of the most influential art teachers of the 20th century. While his paintings have been the subject of many exhibitions and publications, his works on paper are comparatively little known, despite how central they were to his artistic practice and to the evolution of his style and technique. This is the first full-length book devoted to Hofmann's works on paper, presenting a valuable new perspective from which to appreciate the achievements of this giant of postwar art. More than fifty examples from across his long care
Item Description: Published in conjunction with an exhibition organized by the Museum of Contemporary Art Jacksonville and curated by Karen Wilkin and Marcelle Polednik, held at the Museum of Contemporary Art Jacksonville, January 28-May 14, 2017, and the Portland Museum of Art, Maine, June 16-September 10, 2017.
Carrier Form: 128 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN: 9780300223156
0300223153
Index Number: ND237
CLC: J231(712)
Call Number: J231(712)/H249
Contents: Lenders to the exhibition --
Hans Hofmann: a life on paper /
"Where things can grow and will grow": Hans Hofmann in California, 1930-31 /
The unknown Hans Hofmann: works on paper /
Self-portraits ;
Europe ;
Discovering America ;
Early American drawings ;
Provincetown;
Expanding imagery ;
Beyond perception ;
Towards geometry ;
"A virtuoso of invention" ;
Late works --

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