Untitled

1932

Hans Hofmann

Associated Names
Hans Hofmann

Artist, American, born Germany, 1880 - 1966

The image shows interwoven lines and shapes creating an abstract composition. The lines vary in thickness and curvature, intersecting and overlapping each other on the canvas. Some shapes resemble ovals, arcs, and forms like wings or sails, suggesting movement within the chaotic arrangement. The image offers fragmented semblances of recognizable forms.
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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Mrs. Frederick Thaens, New York; (Franz Bader, Washington, DC); Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1966; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1982

  • Modernist Watercolors, Prints and Drawings, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1982, no. 19

Bibliography

1983

  • Simmons, Linda Crocker and with the assistance of Adrianne J. Humphrey, et al. American Drawings, Watercolors, Pastels, and Collages in the Collection of the Corcoran Gallery of Art. Washington, DC: Corcoran Gallery of Art, 1983: p. 173, no. 1180.

Inscriptions

lower center in black ink: Hans Hofmann 32

Wikidata ID

Q64572930

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