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Scintillating Blue 38-30

Artwork Facts

Hans Hofmann

1880-1966
Scintillating Blue 38-30
1956
oil on canvas
38 x 30 inches
signature lower right
Museum purchase with funds provided by Ruth S. and A. William Holmberg, Mr. and Mrs. Olan Mills, II, Mr. and Mrs. Scott L. Probasco, Jr., and Mr. and Mrs. Phil B. Whitaker
1984.4
Copyright 2003 Estate of Hans Hofmann/ Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
East Wing: Abstract Expressionism (Gallery 17)

Analysis

Like other Abstract Expressionists, Hans Hofmann used color and texture rather than recognizable, realistic images as the subject of his art. A German native, he studied with European abstract artists before coming to America to teach art. Many of leading artists in the 1950s, such as Helen Frankenthaler and Louise Nevelson, studied with him.