Hans Hofmann |
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Editor:
| Yohe, James |
Author:
| Hunter, Sam Hoffman, Hans |
Contribution by:
| Dickey, Tina Stella, Frank |
ISBN: | 978-0-8478-2380-2 |
Publication Date: | Nov 2005 |
Publisher: | Rizzoli International Publications, Incorporated
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Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | AUD $180.00 |
Book Description:
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As a teacher, Hans Hofmann left his mark on generations of artists in both Europe and America. He had an equally brilliant career as a painter. Hofmann operated a famous teaching studio first in Europe and then in New York at a pivotal moment when a new kind of subjective, non-figurative art was emerging as the dominant movement. His work is insistent upon color, texture, and form, and his astoundingly liberated later canvases are more than expressions of a creative process; they are,...
More DescriptionAs a teacher, Hans Hofmann left his mark on generations of artists in both Europe and America. He had an equally brilliant career as a painter. Hofmann operated a famous teaching studio first in Europe and then in New York at a pivotal moment when a new kind of subjective, non-figurative art was emerging as the dominant movement. His work is insistent upon color, texture, and form, and his astoundingly liberated later canvases are more than expressions of a creative process; they are, in the words of art historian Robert Goldwater, "...less the culmination of a life-long development than a kind of rebirth, an entirely new, youthful phase."