Research Catalog

Title

Hans Hofmann : the artist's materials / Dawn V. Rogala.

Author

Rogala, Dawn V.

Publication

• Los Angeles : The Getty Conservation Institute, [2016]
• ©2016

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Details

Additional Authors

• Hofmann, Hans, 1880-1966
• Getty Conservation Institute, issuing body.

Description

ix, 150 pages : illustrations (some color); 26 cm

Subject

• Hofmann, Hans, 1880-1966
• Hofmann, Hans, 1880-1966 > Criticism and interpretation
• 1900-1999
• Painting, Modern > 20th century > Technique
• Artists' materials > Analysis
• Paint materials > Analysis
• Painting, Modern > Technique

Genre/Form

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (pages 136-142) and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

A life in art -- The young artist in Germany -- The Paris years -- Return to Munich and a new role teaching avant-garde art -- Journey to America -- Hofmann and the culture of modern painting -- Hofmann's role in abstract expressionism and his influence on generations of artists -- The role of materials in abstract expressionism -- Hofmann's late-career paintings -- Origins and development of Hofmann's late-career style -- Existing information regarding Hofmann's materials -- Selection and conservation history of the paintings in this study -- Selection of the study group paintings -- Physical history of the study group paintings -- Identification of Hofmann's late-career materials -- Analytical methods and sample selection -- Optical microscopy -- Pyrolysis-gas chromatography-mass spectrometry -- Scanning electron microscopy-energy dispersive spectroscopy -- Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy -- X-ray diffraction -- Discussion of analyses -- Hofmann's late-career materials -- Hofmann's palette and modern art history -- Hofmann's manipulation of materials -- The correlation between condition issues and Hofmann's use of new materials -- Conclusion: the lessons of Hofmann's late-career materials.

ISBN

• 9781606064870
• 1606064878

LCCN

^^2016009233

OCLC

• 945767548
• SCSB-10035230

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library