Sold
$17,780
Est
$10,000
-
$15,000
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ARTIST
Hans Hofmann
Size
23 3/4 x 18 3/4 in. (60.3 x 47.6 cm)
Description
Medium
goauche, watercolor and ink on paper
Signature
Executed in 1944.
Provenance
The Estate of Hans Hofmann (1966-1996)
The Renate, Hans and Maria Hofmann Trust (1996-2005)
Stolen from the above in 2005
Heritage Auctions, Dallas, November 14, 2015, lot 70019
Recovered by Art Recovery International and returned to the prior owner in 2017
Phillips, New York, February 28, 2018, lot 87
Private Collection
artnet Auctions, September 23, 2020, lot 131849
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Literature
Eileen Kinsella, “After 12 Years, a Trove of Stolen Hans Hofmann Paintings Has Been Recovered,” Artnet: Law & Politics, December 22, 2017, online (illustrated)