ID 846074
Lot 253 | HANS HOFMANN (1880-1966)
Estimate value
$ 500 000 – 700 000
Orchestral Dominance in Red
signed and dated 'hans hofmann 54' (lower right); signed again, titled, dedicated and dated again 'to Helga Honigsberg “in love to Renate” in deepest appreciation of your own love to her we both sincerely enjoy your great friendship, hans and Renate Hofmann X.14.65 Orchestral dominance in red 1954 hans hofmann' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
48 x 60 in. (121.9 x 152.4 cm.)
Painted in 1954.
Provenance
Helga and Robert Hoenigsberg, New York, gift of the artist, 1965
Anon. sale; Christie’s, New York, 13 May 1981, lot 23
André Emmerich Gallery, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 1987
Literature
André Emmerich Gallery, ed., ARTnews, May 1983, p. 10, no. 5 (illustrated).
J. F. Cooper, "Galleries Grubby Graffiti on View at Frumkin", New York City Tribune, 11 January 1985, p. B1 (illustrated).
F. Mitchell, "Hans Hofmann's Full to the Brim Strokes, Texture", Art/World, January-February 1985, p. 3.
J. Yohe, ed., Hans Hofmann, New York, 2002, pp. 162 and 275 (illustrated).
D. A. Miller et al., Picturing America: Selection from the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York and Tokyo, 2005, exh. cat., The Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, p. 168.
T. Dickey, Color Creates Light: Studies with Hans Hofmann, Salt Spring Island, Canada, 2011, p. 318.
S. Villiger, ed., Hans Hofmann Catalogue Raisonné of Paintings, Volume III: Catalogue Entries P847-PW89 (1952-1965), Surrey, 2014, p. 81, no. P972 (illustrated).
Exhibited
Canada, Edmonton Art Gallery, Hans Hofmann, 1880-1966: An Introduction to His Paintings, July-September 1982, pp. 11-12, no. 4 (illustrated).
New York, André Emmerich Gallery, Six Major Paintings: Francis, Frankenthaler, Gottlieb, Hofmann, Louis, and Stella, 1952-1962, March 1983.
New York, André Emmerich Gallery, Hans Hofmann: Major Paintings, 1954-1965, January 1985, n.p., no. 1 (illustrated).
Artist: | Hans Hofmann (1880 - 1966) |
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Art style: | Post War Art |
Place of origin: | Western Europe, Germany, Europe |
Auction house category: | Paintings |
Artist: | Hans Hofmann (1880 - 1966) |
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Art style: | Post War Art |
Place of origin: | Western Europe, Germany, Europe |
Auction house category: | Paintings |
Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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