Autumn Blaze

Date
Artist
Hans Hofmann, American, b. Weissenburg, Germany, 1880–1966
Provenance
Samuel M. Kootz Gallery, New York, to 1 February 1958
Joseph H. Hirshhorn, New York, 1 February 1958-17 May 1966
Gift of Joseph H. Hirshhorn, 1966
Exhibition History
KOOTZ GALLERY, New York. "New Paintings by Hans Hofmann," 7-25 January 1958, no. 18.
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF ARTS, New York (organizer). "Ten Modern Masters of American Art: 30 Works Selected from The Joseph H. Hirshhorn Collection," no. 14, p. 19. TOUR: COE COLLEGE, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 1-21 January 1959; QUINCY ART CLUB, Quincy, Illinois, 2-22 February; DES MOINES ART CENTER, Iowa, 6-26 March; E. B. CROCKER GALLERY, Sacramento, 8-28 April; NASHVILLE ARTISTS' GUILD, 10-30 May; ROANOKE FINE ARTS CENTER, Virginia, 15 June-15 July; TIME, INC., New York, 28 July-17 August; COLUMBIA MUSEUM OF ART, South Carolina, 1-21 September; JOSLYN ART MUSEUM, Omaha, 5-25 October; WILLIAM ROCKHILL NELSON GALLERY OF ART, Kansas City, Missouri, 4-24 November; FORT LAUDERDALE ART CENTER, Florida, 7-27 December; JOHN HERRON ART INSTITUTE, Indianapolis, 10-30 January 1960.
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF ARTS, New York (organizer). "Provincetown: A Painter's Place," cat. TOUR: DELAWARE ART CENTER, Wilmington, 11 January-1 February 1963; UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI, Columbia, 15 February-8 March; QUINCY ART CENTER, Quincy, Illinois, 22 March-12 April; FORT WAYNE ART MUSEUM, Indiana, 30 April-29 May; BROOKS MEMORIAL ART CENTER, Memphis, 5 July-5 August; UTAH MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, Salt Lake City, 19 August-9 September; TYLER SCHOOL OF FINE ARTS, Philadelphia, 23 September-14 October.
Published References
HUNTER, SAM. Hans Hofmann (New York: Abrams, 1963), ill. 66.
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School
Formalist Abstraction
Credit Line
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, Gift of Joseph H. Hirshhorn, 1966
Data Source
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Accession Number
66.2476
Type
Painting
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
48 1/8 x 36 1/8 in. (122.2 x 91.8 cm)