Lot 34
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HANS HOFMANN | Balance in Black, Blue and White

Estimate
120,000 - 180,000 USD
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Description

  • Hans Hofmann
  • Balance in Black, Blue and White
  • signed; dated 1947 on the reverse
  • oil on panel
  • 34 3/4 by 29 1/2 in. 88.3 by 75 cm.
  • Executed in 1947.

Provenance

Shary Grossman Fine Art, New York
Loretta Howard Gallery, New York
Bernard Jacobson Gallery, London
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2007

Literature

Suzi Villiger, Ed., Hans Hofmann Catalogue RaisonnĂ© of Paintings, Volume II: 1901-1951, Surrey 2014, cat. no. P629, p. 381, illustrated in color

Condition

This work is in good condition overall. There is evidence of minor surface soiling and a few scattered pinpoint surface accretions. Under close inspection, there are several scattered areas of stable pigment craquelure and several scattered minor losses to the pigment. Only visible when unframed, there is evidence of wear and handling to the corners and turning edges. Under Ultraviolet light inspection, there are several areas which fluoresce darkly as a result of restoration. Framed.
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