HANS HOFMANN | Green Pasture

Private Collection (gift of the artist in 1963)
Private Collection (acquired circa 2012)
im Kinsky, Vienna, 26 November 2015, Lot 810
Acquired from the above sale by the present owner

Salzburg, Galeria Academia, 1982

Suzi Villiger, Ed., Hans Hofmann Catalogue Raisonné of Paintings, Volume III (1952-1965), Burlington 2014, cat. no. P1478, p. 399, illustrated in color

This work is in good condition overall. The canvas is unlined. There is evidence of dust accumulation and some minor surface soiling. The edges and corners of the canvas show signs of light wear and handling. There is evidence of stray media and a few, scattered minor surface accretions. There is evidence of scattered pigment craquelure with a few, scattered areas of pigment loss. Under close inspection, there are two small surface abrasions at the lower edge of the canvas with associated pigment loss and a small surface abrasion at the top left with associated radiating pigment craquelure and a few losses to the pigment. Under Ultraviolet light inspection, there is no evidence of restoration. Framed.
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“Analysis of eyesight goes hand in hand with our visual relation to nature. We must therefore understand nature’s function in regard to visual experience.”  Hans Hofmann