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HANS HOFMANN (1880-1966)

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Hofmann painted "Yellow Vase" just two years before his first solo exhibition at Art of This Century gallery in New York in 1944. This vibrant work is an impromptu study that examines the breakdown of form, which in 1942 was an evolving principle of Abstract Expressionism. Hofmann was a prominent teacher at this time, and his students included Helen Frankenthaler, Allan Kaprow, Michael Goldberg, and dozens of others. <br> <br>"Yellow Vase" captures the dynamism of Hofmann's unique approach to representation and abstraction. His works' energy and movement would prove to be among his most significant contributions to 20th Century American Art.
Hofmann painted "Yellow Vase" just two years before his first solo exhibition at Art of This Century gallery in New York in 1944. This vibrant work is an impromptu study that examines the breakdown of form, which in 1942 was an evolving principle of Abstract Expressionism. Hofmann was a prominent teacher at this time, and his students included Helen Frankenthaler, Allan Kaprow, Michael Goldberg, and dozens of others. <br> <br>"Yellow Vase" captures the dynamism of Hofmann's unique approach to representation and abstraction. His works' energy and movement would prove to be among his most significant contributions to 20th Century American Art. Hofmann painted "Yellow Vase" just two years before his first solo exhibition at Art of This Century gallery in New York in 1944. This vibrant work is an impromptu study that examines the breakdown of form, which in 1942 was an evolving principle of Abstract Expressionism. Hofmann was a prominent teacher at this time, and his students included Helen Frankenthaler, Allan Kaprow, Michael Goldberg, and dozens of others. <br> <br>"Yellow Vase" captures the dynamism of Hofmann's unique approach to representation and abstraction. His works' energy and movement would prove to be among his most significant contributions to 20th Century American Art. Hofmann painted "Yellow Vase" just two years before his first solo exhibition at Art of This Century gallery in New York in 1944. This vibrant work is an impromptu study that examines the breakdown of form, which in 1942 was an evolving principle of Abstract Expressionism. Hofmann was a prominent teacher at this time, and his students included Helen Frankenthaler, Allan Kaprow, Michael Goldberg, and dozens of others. <br> <br>"Yellow Vase" captures the dynamism of Hofmann's unique approach to representation and abstraction. His works' energy and movement would prove to be among his most significant contributions to 20th Century American Art. Hofmann painted "Yellow Vase" just two years before his first solo exhibition at Art of This Century gallery in New York in 1944. This vibrant work is an impromptu study that examines the breakdown of form, which in 1942 was an evolving principle of Abstract Expressionism. Hofmann was a prominent teacher at this time, and his students included Helen Frankenthaler, Allan Kaprow, Michael Goldberg, and dozens of others. <br> <br>"Yellow Vase" captures the dynamism of Hofmann's unique approach to representation and abstraction. His works' energy and movement would prove to be among his most significant contributions to 20th Century American Art. Hofmann painted "Yellow Vase" just two years before his first solo exhibition at Art of This Century gallery in New York in 1944. This vibrant work is an impromptu study that examines the breakdown of form, which in 1942 was an evolving principle of Abstract Expressionism. Hofmann was a prominent teacher at this time, and his students included Helen Frankenthaler, Allan Kaprow, Michael Goldberg, and dozens of others. <br> <br>"Yellow Vase" captures the dynamism of Hofmann's unique approach to representation and abstraction. His works' energy and movement would prove to be among his most significant contributions to 20th Century American Art. Hofmann painted "Yellow Vase" just two years before his first solo exhibition at Art of This Century gallery in New York in 1944. This vibrant work is an impromptu study that examines the breakdown of form, which in 1942 was an evolving principle of Abstract Expressionism. Hofmann was a prominent teacher at this time, and his students included Helen Frankenthaler, Allan Kaprow, Michael Goldberg, and dozens of others. <br> <br>"Yellow Vase" captures the dynamism of Hofmann's unique approach to representation and abstraction. His works' energy and movement would prove to be among his most significant contributions to 20th Century American Art. Hofmann painted "Yellow Vase" just two years before his first solo exhibition at Art of This Century gallery in New York in 1944. This vibrant work is an impromptu study that examines the breakdown of form, which in 1942 was an evolving principle of Abstract Expressionism. Hofmann was a prominent teacher at this time, and his students included Helen Frankenthaler, Allan Kaprow, Michael Goldberg, and dozens of others. <br> <br>"Yellow Vase" captures the dynamism of Hofmann's unique approach to representation and abstraction. His works' energy and movement would prove to be among his most significant contributions to 20th Century American Art.
Yellow Vase19428 x 7 1/2 in.(20.32 x 19.05 cm) oil on panel
Provenance
Private Collection, Brooklyn
Literature
Hans Hofmann catalogue raisonné of paintings, vol. 2, pg 222, fig. P370
Hofmann painted "Yellow Vase" just two years before his first solo exhibition at Art of This Century gallery in New York in 1944. This vibrant work is an impromptu study that examines the breakdown of form, which in 1942 was an evolving principle of Abstract Expressionism. Hofmann was a prominent teacher at this time, and his students included Helen Frankenthaler, Allan Kaprow, Michael Goldberg, and dozens of others.

"Yellow Vase" captures the dynamism of Hofmann's unique approach to representation and abstraction. His works' energy and movement would prove to be among his most significant contributions to 20th Century American Art.
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