Hans Hofmann
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Hans Hofmann (born 1880 – February 17, 1966) was a German-born American painter who was known as both an artist and tutor.
His career spanned two generations and two continents, and Abstract Expressionism is said to have both preceded and inspired Abstract Expressionism.
Born and raised near Munich, he was instrumental in the early twentieth century European avant-garde and contributed to a deep understanding and synthesis of Symbolism, Neo-impressionism, Fauvism, and Cubism, which culminated in his 1932 arrival in the United States.
Hofmann's painting is characterized by its persistent concern with pictorial organization and unity, spatial illusionism, and the use of bold colors for expressive ends.
Hofmann's first New York solo exhibition at Peggy Guggenheim's Art of This Century in 1944 (along with Jackson Pollock's in late 1943) was considered a breakthrough in painterly versus geometric abstraction that heralded abstract expressionism.
Hofmann's reputation soared in the decade that followed, particularly at the Whitney Museum of American Art (1957) and Museum of Modern Art (1963), which culminated in major retrospectives at the Whitney Museum of American Art (1957) and Museum of Modern Art (1963), which traveled to exhibitions throughout the United States, South America, and Europe.
His works are on permanent display at major museums around the world, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Tate Modern, Germanische National Museum, National Gallery of Art, and the Art Institute of Chicago. Hofmann is also known as one of the twentieth century's most influential art teachers.
In 1915, he founded an art academy in Munich that expanded on Cézanne's ideas and experiments; some art historians claim it was the first modern art school in the United States.
He reopened the school in both New York City and Provincetown, Massachusetts, until he moved from teaching in 1958 to painting full-time.
His lectures had a major influence on postwar American avant-garde artists, including Helen Frankenthaler, Nell Blaine, Lee Krasner, Joan Mitchell, Louise Nevelson, and Larry Rivers, among others, as well as Greenberg's emphasis on the medium, picture plane, and unity of the art.
Among Hofmann's other key attributes include his push/pull spatial theories, his assertion that abstract art has its origins in nature, and his belief in the spiritual value of art.
Hofmann died in New York City on February 17, 1966, at a heart attack.