Hans Hofmann
signed and dated "54-hans hofmann" lower right; signed, titled and dated "Purple patch 1954 hans hofmann" on the reverse
oil on panel
24 x 36 in. (61 x 91.4 cm)
Painted in 1954, in the United States.
Provenance:
Estate of the Artist (acquired in 1966)
André Emmerich Gallery (acquired in 1987)
Compass Rose, Chicago (acquired in 1987)
Private Collection (acquired circa 1995)
Alan Koppel Gallery, Chicago (circa 1995)
Private Collection (acquired from the above circa 1995)
Landau Fine Art, Montreal (acquired from the above in 2011)
Private Collection, Switzerland (acquired from the above)
Thence by descent to the present owners
Exhibited:
The Baltimore Museum of Art, u003cemu003ePaintings by Hans Hofmannu003c/emu003e, October 5–December 17, 1954
Edmonton Art Gallery, u003cemu003eHans Hofmann, 1880– 1966: An Introduction to His Paintingsu003c/emu003e, July 9–September 5, 1982, no. 15, p. 25
Toronto, Marianne Friedland Gallery, u003cemu003eHans Hofmann: The Early Interiors, the Late Abstractions. Major Paintingsu003c/emu003e, March 31–May 5, 1984, n.p.
La Jolla, Thomas Babeor Gallery, u003cemu003eHans Hofmann: Paintings and Works on Paperu003c/emu003e, February 8–April 6, 1985 (illustrated on the exhibition invitation card)
Literature:
James Yohe, ed., u003cemu003eHans Hofmannu003c/emu003e, New York, 2002, p. 156 (illustrated)
Suzi Villiger, ed., u003cemu003eHans Hofmann Catalogue Raisonné of Paintings, Volume III: Catalogue Entries P847–PW89 (1952–1965),u003c/emu003e London, 2014, no. P962, p. 76 (illustrated)
signed and dated "54-hans hofmann" lower right; signed, titled and dated "Purple patch 1954 hans hofmann" on the reverse
oil on panel
24 x 36 in. (61 x 91.4 cm)
Painted in 1954, in the United States.
Provenance:
Estate of the Artist (acquired in 1966)
André Emmerich Gallery (acquired in 1987)
Compass Rose, Chicago (acquired in 1987)
Private Collection (acquired circa 1995)
Alan Koppel Gallery, Chicago (circa 1995)
Private Collection (acquired from the above circa 1995)
Landau Fine Art, Montreal (acquired from the above in 2011)
Private Collection, Switzerland (acquired from the above)
Thence by descent to the present owners
Exhibited:
The Baltimore Museum of Art, u003cemu003ePaintings by Hans Hofmannu003c/emu003e, October 5–December 17, 1954
Edmonton Art Gallery, u003cemu003eHans Hofmann, 1880– 1966: An Introduction to His Paintingsu003c/emu003e, July 9–September 5, 1982, no. 15, p. 25
Toronto, Marianne Friedland Gallery, u003cemu003eHans Hofmann: The Early Interiors, the Late Abstractions. Major Paintingsu003c/emu003e, March 31–May 5, 1984, n.p.
La Jolla, Thomas Babeor Gallery, u003cemu003eHans Hofmann: Paintings and Works on Paperu003c/emu003e, February 8–April 6, 1985 (illustrated on the exhibition invitation card)
Literature:
James Yohe, ed., u003cemu003eHans Hofmannu003c/emu003e, New York, 2002, p. 156 (illustrated)
Suzi Villiger, ed., u003cemu003eHans Hofmann Catalogue Raisonné of Paintings, Volume III: Catalogue Entries P847–PW89 (1952–1965),u003c/emu003e London, 2014, no. P962, p. 76 (illustrated)
