Mecca
This work is often considered exemplary of Hofmann’s late style. Using the structure of Mondrian’s compositions of the 1920s, Hofmann added qualities that Mondrian suppressed: exuberant color and rich effects of texture. Hofmann taught for many years at Provincetown, Mass., where he inspired scores of faithful students, among them Giorgio Cavallon, Helen Frankenthaler, Lee Krasner, and Alfred Leslie.
Artwork Details
- Title: Mecca
- Artist: Hans Hofmann (American (born Germany), Wessenburg 1880–1966 New York)
- Date: 1961
- Medium: Oil on canvas
- Dimensions: 84 × 60 in. (213.4 × 152.4 cm)
- Classification: Paintings
- Credit Line: The Muriel Kallis Steinberg Newman Collection, Gift of Muriel Kallis Newman, in memory of Jay Steinberg, 2006
- Object Number: 2006.32.26
- Rights and Reproduction: © 2025 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
- Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art
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