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Hans Hofmann (1880-1966) was a pivotal figure in Abstract Expressionism and stands as one of the most important characters of post-war American art. This ground-breaking catalogue raisonne of paintings, which has been painstakingly researched over sixteen years.
List of contents
Contents: Volume 1: Preface, The Trustees of the Renate, Hans and Maria Hofmann Trust; Acknowledgements, Suzi Villiger; Making of the Catalogue Raisonne, Suzi Villiger; Usage guide to the catalogue entries; Documenting Hofmann: Primary sources and the Hans Hofmann Catalogue Raisonne of Paintings, Juliana Kreinik; The education of Hans Hofmann, Peter Morrin; In search of Equipoise: Hofmann's artistic negotiations, 1940-58, Marcelle Polednik; Hans Hofmann: Tradition and invention, Karen Wilkin; The Structure of imagination: Hofmann's late paintings, Paul Moorhouse; Chronology, Juliana Kreinik and Suzi Villiger with additional research by Jessie Sentivan; Notes to the essays and chronology; Exhibition history, Helen Vong; Bibliography, Helen Vong; Index of titles; Index of public collections; General index; Photography credits. Volume 2: Catalogue entries P1-P846 (1901-51). Volume 3: Catalogue entries, P847-PW89 (1952-65).
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.
Summary
Hans Hofmann (1880-1966) was a pivotal figure in Abstract Expressionism and stands as one of the most important characters of post-war American art. This ground-breaking catalogue raisonne of paintings, which has been painstakingly researched over sixteen years.
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'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 raisonne 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
