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Hans Hofmann

Abstraction (red-yellow contra blue-black)

Maker

Hans Hofmann (American, 1880-1966)

Title

Abstraction (red-yellow contra blue-black)

Year

1954

Medium

  • Oil on canvas

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Oil on canvas

Materials

oil paint

Supports

  • canvas

Dimensions

63.5 x 76.2 cm (25 x 30 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signature: Signed and dated on back

Credit / Object Number

Credit

The Albert Pilavin Memorial Collection of 20th-Century American Art

Object Number

72.034

Type

  • Paintings

Publications

  • Books

The Albert Pilavin Collection: Twentieth-Century American Art, II

CIRC copy gift of Murray S. Danforth, Jr. ; Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Caroll Silver

Exhibition History

New York School Abstraction
Nov 09, 2001 – Feb 17, 2002
Jim Isermann
Logic Rules
Nov 17, 2000 – Mar 04, 2001
20th-Century Art from the Albert Pilavin Collection
Nov 22, 1996 – Apr 06, 1997
The Art of this Century
Painting, Sculpture, and Decorative Arts from the Permanent Collection
Feb 01, 1991 – Jun 02, 1991
Albert Pilavin Collection
Twentieth Century American Art II
Oct 23, 1973 – Nov 25, 1973

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Hans Hofmann (American, 1880-1966)
Abstraction (red-yellow contra blue-black), 1954
Oil on canvas
63.5 x 76.2 cm (25 x 30 inches)
The Albert Pilavin Memorial Collection of 20th-Century American Art 72.034

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