Lot 128
  • 128

Hans Hofmann

Estimate
100,000 - 150,000 USD
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Description

  • Hans Hofmann
  • Radiance
  • signed and dated 56; signed, titled and dated 1956 on the reverse
  • oil and gesso on panel
  • 20 by 16 in. 50.8 by 40.6 cm.

Provenance

Kootz Gallery, New York
Robert A. Rowan, Pasadena
Sotheby's, New York, November 4, 1987, lot 36
Acquired by the present owner from the above sale

Exhibited

Beverly Hills, Feingarten Galleries; Chicago, Feingarten Galleries, Hans Hofmann: An Exhibition at the Feingarten Galleries, May 1961 - September 1961

Condition

This work is in very good condition overall. There is fine craquelure throughout the painting that largely appears stable, but there are areas of small paint loss 5 inches from the top center, 3 1/2 inches from the top right and 5 1/2 inches from the top right. Under Ultraviolet light inspection, there is no evidence of restoration. Framed.
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