Hans Hofmann (1880-1966), Enigma

Hans Hofmann (1880-1966)
Enigma
signed and dated 'hans hofmann 63' (lower right)
oil on canvas
36 1/2 x 84 in. (92.7 x 213.3 cm.)
Painted in 1963.

Provenance
Kootz Gallery, New York, 1964
Private collection, St. Louis, 1964
André Emmerich Gallery, New York, 1989
Acquired from the above by the late owners, 1989

Pre-Lot Text
Property from the Collection of Nancy Lee and Perry R. Bass

Literature
J. Harrison, "In the Galleries: Hans Hofmann," Arts Magazine, vol. 38, no. 7, April 1964, p. 29.
S. Villiger, ed., Hans Hofmann: Catalogue Raisonné of Paintings, Volume III (1952-1965), Farnham, 2014, p. 424, no. P1512 (illustrated in color).

Exhibited
New York, Kootz Gallery, Hans Hofmann, Paintings 1963, February-March 1964.
St. Louis Museum of Art, Contemporary Masterpieces from the Shoenberg Foundation, December 1981-January 1982.
New York, André Emmerich Gallery, Selected Works II from the Gallery's Collection, April-May 1989.
Fort Worth, Kimbell Art Museum, The Collection of Nancy Lee and Perry R. Bass, March-May 2015, pp. 28-29, no. 13 (illustrated in color).