Hans Hofmann: Catalogue Raisonné of Paintings
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Review "By common consent, Hans Hofmann was one of the great painters of the postwar period, at once a superb colorist and a magnificent constructor of pictures. Now at last, almost fifty years after his death, we have what promises to be a definitive catalogue raisonné of his paintings, along with a detailed chronology of his life, an exhibition history, and interpretive essays by leading scholars. An indispensable resource and, beyond that, an event." —Michael Fried, Johns Hopkins University"The Hans Hofmann Catalogue Raisonné of Paintings reveals the artist to have been a towering figure of twentieth-century art whose work was as diverse as it was complex. Drawing on sources from Cubism and Russian Constructivism to Fauvism, German Expressionism and Surrealism, Hofmann's synthesis and radical re-conception of modern painting influenced generations of American artists. The compendium of images alone in these volumes is breathtaking; together with the insightful essays and the discerning documentary materials they provide the first comprehensive view of his career." —Adam Weinberg, Alice Pratt Brown Director, Whitney Museum of American Art"Hans Hofmann is widely acknowledged as one of the giants of Abstract Expressionism: so it seems apt that he should be celebrated in this monumental three-volume set. ApolloPrivate collectors will avidly scan this impressive reference work for potential acquisitions." —Art Newspaper"Catalogues raisonnés endow artists with stature and give curators, dealers and collectors invaluable resources, but they necessarily make known less successful items in an artist's output. This catalogue allows readers to judge Hofmann as a whole. On balance, he comes out ahead." —Art Newspaper"This magnificently replete publication describes the provenance and exhibition history of every Hofmann painting, 1,700 in all." —Burlington Magazine Read more About the Author Suzi Villiger serves as the Director of Membership for the Catalogue Raisonne Scholars Association. Prior to researching Hofmann, she worked with contemporary artists, including painter Terry Winters, at Matthew Marks Gallery in New York, and at Paulson Press in California. She received a B.A. in art history from Northwestern University and M.A. from New York University. Read more
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from the epigraph, page 7(?) Volume One, (no page numbers here):"My aim in painting as in art in general is to create pulsating, luminous and open surfaces that emanate a mystic light, determined exclusively through painterly development, and in accordance with my deepest insight into the experience of light and nature."(Page 74: "Quotation by Hans Hofmann is from an interview published in Katharine Kuh, 'The Artist's Voice: Talks with Seventeen Artists,' (New York: Harper & Row, 1962), 128.")And so it is with Mr. Hofmann's beautiful paintings in these three volumes (along with a lot of other famous artists paintings included).If you have any interest in Mr. Hofmann, as other reviewers have said, Hans Hofmann delivers. Buy this three volume set, and enjoy it.
