Lot Essay
This work will be included in the forthcoming Hans Hofmann Catalogue Raisonné, sponsored by the Renate, Hans and Maria Hofmann Trust.
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Truro Light House
Details
Hans Hofmann (1880-1966)
Truro Light House
stamped with the Estate of Hans Hofmann stamp and numbered 'M-1207' (on the reverse)
casein on panel
30 x 34¼ in. (76.2 x 86.9 cm.)
Painted in 1938.
Truro Light House
stamped with the Estate of Hans Hofmann stamp and numbered 'M-1207' (on the reverse)
casein on panel
30 x 34¼ in. (76.2 x 86.9 cm.)
Painted in 1938.
Provenance
Estate of the artist
André Emmerich Gallery, New York
Richard Gray Gallery, Chicago, 1972
Acquired from the above by the present owner, circa 1980s
André Emmerich Gallery, New York
Richard Gray Gallery, Chicago, 1972
Acquired from the above by the present owner, circa 1980s
Literature
H. Bartlett Jr., Search for the Real and Other Essays: A Monograph Based on an Exhibition, Covering a Half Century of the Art of Hans Hofmann, Held at the Addison Gallery of American Art, Phillips Academy, Andover, January 2-February 22, 1948, Cambridge, 1967, p. 76 (illustrated).
R. Glauber, "Hans Hofmann: Paintings at the Richard Gray Gallery through March," Skyline, February 23, 1972 (illustrated).
R. Glauber, "Hans Hofmann: Paintings at the Richard Gray Gallery through March," Skyline, February 23, 1972 (illustrated).
Exhibited
Andover, Addison Gallery of American Art, Hans Hofmann: Painter and Teacher, January-February 1948.
Chicago, Richard Gray Gallery, Hans Hofmann: Paintings, January-March 1972.
Chicago, Richard Gray Gallery, Hans Hofmann: Paintings, January-March 1972.