Hans Hofmann (1880-1966), Still Life with Fruit and Coffeepot

Hans Hofmann (1880-1966)
Still Life with Fruit and Coffeepot
signed and dated 'hans hofmann 40' (lower right); signed again, titled and dated again 'Stillife [sic] with Fruit and Coffe [sic] pot 1940 hans hofmann' (on the reverse); stamped with the Estate of Hans Hofmann stamp and numbered 'M.1056' (on the reverse)
oil on panel
60 x 48 in. (152.4 x 121.9 cm.)
Painted in 1940.

Provenance
Estate of the artist
Renate, Hans and Maria Hofmann Trust, Chicago, 1996
Ameringer Yohe Fine Art, New York, 2002
Riva Yares Gallery, Santa Fe, 2002
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 2002

Pre-Lot Text
Property of a Private Collector

Literature
D. Forman, "Coming Home," Cape Cod Times, 28 July 2000, p. B2.
J. Yohe, ed., Hans Hofmann, New York, 2002, p. 85 (illustrated).
S. Villiger, ed., Hans Hofmann: Catalogue Raisonné of Paintings, Volume II (1901-1951), Farnham, 2014, p. 161, no. P267 (illustrated).

Exhibited
Washington D.C., The Corcoran Gallery of Art, The New Tradition: Modern Americans Before 1940, April-June 1963, p. 60, no. 51.
New York, André Emmerich Gallery, Hans Hofmann: The Pre-War Years in America, January-February 1987, n.p., no. 3 (illustrated).
New York, Ameringer Howard, Hans Hofmann: The Summer Studio, April-June 2000, p. 3 (illustrated).
Provincetown Art Association and Museum, Hans Hofmann: Four Decades in Provincetown, July-October 2000, p. 39 (illustrated on title page).
San Francisco, Hackett-Freedman Gallery, Evolution/Revolution Hans Hofmann, May-June 2002, pp. 28-29, no. 13 (illustrated).
Naples Museum of Art, Hans Hofmann: A Retrospective, November 2003-March 2004, no. 4 (illustrated).
New York, Yares Gallery, Hans Hofmann The Last Decade Major Paintings: 1955-1965, May-July 2017.