Hans Hofmann: A Retrospective

Naples, FL: Naples Museum of Art, 2003. Hardcover. VG/VG (ex-libris w/ embossed stamp to front endpaper. light scuffs, scratches to boards. rubbing to corners & spine ends. soft bump to spine tail. dustjacket scuffed & scratched; toning to flaps & interior). Blue boards with white stamped lettering. Color-illustrated dust jacket with black and white lettering. 143 pp. Color and BW illustrations. "The selection of seventy paintings featured here highlight every stage of Hans Hofmann career, with a generous selection from his major works of the 1960s. His extraordinary use of rich, vibrant colors in striking structural compositions distinguish him as a modern master. As a teacher, he brought to America knowledge of the work of European modernists (he had met Picasso, Braque, and Matisse in Paris, where he studied as a young man), and developed his own philosophy of art, which he expressed in numerous essays. One of these statements - which counts among the most important of his discussions on the role of color in painting - is included here. Also included are contributions by Helen Frankenthaler and Sir Anthony Caro, and a little-known appreciation of Hofmann by Tennessee Williams."--Jacket.