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Art Object

Lust and Delight

Hans Hofmann  (American (born Germany), Wessenburg 1880–1966 New York)

Date:
1965
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
H. 84, W. 60 inches (213.4 x 152.4 cm.)
Classification:
Paintings
Credit Line:
Gift of Renate Hofmann, 1992
Accession Number:
1992.218
Rights and Reproduction:
© 2010 Renate, Hans & Maria Hofmann Trust / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
  • Signatures, Inscriptions, and Markings

    Signature: Signed and dated (lower right): Hans Hofmann 65

  • Exhibition History

    New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, October 16-December 31, 1972; Buffalo: Albright-Knox Art Gallery, January 15-February 28, 1973, ¦Hans Hofmann: The Renate Series¦. Catalogue by Henry Geldzahler, ill. in color, n.p.

    New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, ¦Twentieth Century Accessions 1967-1974¦, March 7-April 23, 1974.

    Akron, Ohio: Akron Art Institute. ¦Hans Hofmann: The Renate Series¦, January 12 - March, 1980, p. 12, ill.

    The Fort Worth Museum. ¦Hans Hofmann, The Renate Series¦, September 15- November 17, 1985, by E.A. Carmean, Jr. Cat. #5, p. 18.

    London: The Tate Gallery. ¦Hans Hofmann: Late Paintings¦, March 2-May 1, 1988, by John Hoyland. Cat. #26, p.51.

    New York: The Whitney Museum of American Art, June 20-September 16, 1990; Miami: Miami Center for Fine Arts, November 22, 1990-January 20, 1991; Norfolk: The Chrysler Museum, February 14-April 16, 1991, ¦Hans Hofmann¦. Catalogue by Cynthia Goodman, p. 162, pl. 120.

    New York: The Metropolitan Museum Art, ¦Hans Hofmann at The Metropolitan Museum of Art¦, April 13-October 17, 1999. Catalogue by Lowry Stokes Sims, p. 28, ill. in color.

  • References

    Kimmelman, Michael, "Hans Hofmann: New Perspectives," in The New York Times, June 22, 1990, p. C1 and C22, discussed and illustrated.

    Metropolitan Museum of Art. Notable Acquisitions, 1965-75. New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1975, p. 214-5, ill. in black and white with a note by Henry Geldzahler.

    Wolheim, Richard. "Hans Hofmann: The Final Years," in Modern Painters, 1 (Summer 1988), p. 12-16, discussed.

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