Lot 134
  • 134

Hans Hofmann

Estimate
100,000 - 150,000 USD
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Description

  • Hans Hofmann
  • Phoenix II
  • signed; titled and dated 1945 on the reverse
  • oil on panel
  • 30 1/2 by 43 1/2 in. 77.5 by 110.5 cm.
  • Executed in 1945, this work is stamped by the Estate of Hans Hofmann and numbered M-05 65 on the reverse.

Provenance

Estate of the Artist
Ameringer-Yohe Fine Art, New York
Acquired by the present owner from the above in 2006

Exhibited

New York, Ameringer-Yohe Fine Art, Hans Hofmann: The Unabashed Unconscious, Reflections on Hofmann and Surrealism, March - April 2006, p. 19, illustrated in color

Condition

This work is in very good overall condition. There is stable craquelure in the heavily impastoed areas of paint as well as a few scattered minute media losses. There is a 1 inch area of restoration apparent only under ultra violet light located 11 inches from the top edge and 19 ½ inches from the left edge. There is another ½ inch area of restoration apparent only under ultra violet light located 7 inches from the bottom edge and 9 inches from the right edge. Framed.
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