Hans Hofmann (1880-1966), Variation of a Theme in Blue No. II

Hans Hofmann (1880-1966)
Variation of a Theme in Blue No. II
signed and dated 'hans hofmann 56' (lower right); signed again, titled and dated again ‘Variation of a theme in Blue No II 38-30 1956 hans hofmann’ (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
36 x 48 in. (91.4 x 121.9 cm.)
Painted in 1956.

Provenance
Kootz Gallery, New York
Knoedler Gallery, New York
Collection of Douglas Kramer, California
André Emmerich Gallery, New York
Private collection, Texas
Pacific Heights Gallery, San Francisco
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 2003

Literature
"Visual Art Eye-Openers," Portland Tribune, 7 September 2001 (illustrated).
S. Villiger, ed., Hans Hofmann: Catalogue Raisonné of Paintings, Vol. III (1952-1965), Farnham, 2014, p. 125, no. P1043 (illustrated).

Exhibited
New York, André Emmerich Gallery, Hans Hofmann: Paintings Large and Small, November 1994–January 1995.
Elizabeth Leach Gallery, Portland, Twenty/Twenty—A Twentieth Anniversary Celebration, September–October 2001.