Lot 117
  • 117

Hans Hofmann

Estimate
200,000 - 300,000 USD
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Description

  • Hans Hofmann
  • Gauteamus Igitur (In Gay Enjoyment)
  • signed and dated 63; signed, titled and dated 1963 on the reverse
  • oil on canvas
  • 60 1/8 by 48 1/8 in. 152.6 by 122.2 cm.

Provenance

Estate of the Artist
André Emmerich Gallery, Inc., New York
Harcus Krakow Gallery, Boston
Christie's, New York, November 7, 1989, lot 79
Acquired by the present owner from the above sale

Exhibited

New York, André Emmerich Gallery, Inc., Hans Hofmann - Ten Major Works, January 1973, n.p., illustrated
Naples, Philharmonic Center for the Arts; Charleston, Sunrise Museum; Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts; Syracuse, Everson Museum of Art; Lubbock, Museum of Texas Tech University; Annapolis, St. Johns College, Mitchell Gallery; Ottowa, Indian Hills Community College; Saint Paul, Minnesota Museum of Art; Chicago, AEL Space, The New York School and Beyond, Paintings from the Art Enterprises, Limited Collection, January 2001 - February 2003

Condition

This work is good condition overall. There is scattered evidence of fine craquelure and moderate stretcher bar impressions. There is additional evidence of handling and wear around the edges. Under ultraviolet light inspection, there is no evidence of restoration. Framed.
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