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February 17, 1966 (85 years old)
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Aries
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Hans Hofmann is a German-American artist, known both as an artist and as a teacher. His career spans two generations and two continents and is considered a pioneer and influencer of Abstract Expressionism. Born and educated near Munich, he was active in the pioneering movement of Europe in the early 20th century and brought with him a full and deep understanding of Symbolism, Neolithicism, Fauvismism and Cubism when he emigrated. in the United States in 1932. Hofmann's painting is characterized by his close concern for the structure and unity of images, virtualized spatial imagery, and the use of vivid colors for the mediums of expression. Influential critic Clement Greenberg viewed Hofmann's first solo performance in New York at Peggy Guggenheim's Art of This Century in 1944 as a breakthrough in the geometry painter's abstraction that heralded the meaning of abstract expression.
BornMarch 21, 1880, Weißenburg, German Empire
DiedFebruary 17, 1966, New York City
NationalityGerman-American
Known forPainting
MovementAbstract Expressionism

About Hans Hofmann

Painter Hans Hofmann was born in Germany on March 21, 1880. He dies at the age of 85, on February 17, 1966.

Abstract expressionist painter best known for works such as"The Gate", which emphasized color and spatial relationships. From 1947 until 1966, he was featured at the Samuel M. Kootz Gallery in New York on a yearly basis.

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Hans Hofmann before becoming famous

Hans Hofmann was born in the Zodiac sign Aries (The Ram), and 1880 is the year of the Chinese Zodiac Dragon (龍).

He was a physicist and mathematician for the Bavarian Public Works Department. This early encounter impacted his carefully structured, geometric painting technique.

Achievement of Hans Hofmann

He was a professor of art at the Art Students League of New York and the University of California, Berkeley.

Hans Hofmann's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

When he was six years old, his parents, Theodor and Franziska Hofmann, relocated the family to Munich. He married Renate Hofmann in 1965.

Hans Hofmann Collabed with

One of his classmates was the artist Painter Lee Krasner.

Lee Krasner (1908 - 1984) (Painter)
Lee Krasner (1908 - 1984)

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Hans Hofmann Income & Net worth

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