Oceanic
Date
1958
Artist
Hans Hofmann, American, b. Weissenburg, Germany, 1880–1966
Provenance
Samuel M. Kootz Gallery, New York, to 24 January 1959
Joseph H. Hirshhorn, New York, 24 January 1959-17 May 1966
Gift of the Joseph H. Hirshhorn Foundation, 1966
Exhibition History
KOOTZ GALLERY, New York. "Hans Hofmann: Paintings of 1958," 6-31 January 1959, cat., ill.
CONTEMPORARY ARTS MUSEUM, Houston. "The Romantic Agony: From Goya to De Kooning," 23 April-31 May 1959, ill. p. 21.
FRANKISCHE GALERIE AM MARIENTOR, Nuremberg. "Hans Hofmann Retrospective," 8 April-6 May 1962, no. 59. TOUR: KUNSTVEREIN, Cologne, 26 May-July; KONGRESSEHALLE, Berlin, October-November; STADTISCHE GALERIE, Munich, December-January 1963.
HIRSHHORN MUSEUM AND SCULPTURE GARDEN, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC. "Inaugural Exhibition," 4 October 1974-15 September 1975, colorpl. 739, p. 501; p. 702.
HIRSHHORN MUSEUM AND SCULPTURE GARDEN, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC. "The Fifties: Aspects of Painting in New York," 22 May-21 September 1980, no. 53, ill. p. 96.
THE WHITE HOUSE, Washington, DC. Extended temporary loan, from 18 May 1981. Returned [date unknown].
HIRSHHORN MUSEUM AND SCULPTURE GARDEN, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC. "Manifesto: Art x Agency," 15 June 2019-31 January 2020.
Published References
SAWIN, MARTICA. "In the Galleries: Hans Hofmann," Arts XXXIII/5 (February 1959), p. 56.
HUNTER, SAM. Hans Hoffman (New York: Abrams, 1963), colorpl. 86.
LERNER, ABRAM, et al. The Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden (New York: Abrams, 1974), colorpl. 739, p. 501; p. 702.
HANHISALO, JUDITH EVANS. Enjoying Art: Painting, Sculpture, Architecture and the Decorative Arts (Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1983), fig. 120, p. 165.
UNSIGNED. Invitation, Fifth Annual Beaux Arts Masked Ball "Fire and Ice," John's Island Beach Club, Vero Beach (Washington, DC: Center for the Arts, 1984), ill.
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION. The Sea: The Smithsonian Engagement Calendar for 1985 (New York: Universe, 1984), in "May."
BRITSCH, RALPH A. and TODD A. BRITSCH. The Arts in Western Culture (Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1985), fig. 16-29, p. 419.
GOODMAN, CYNTHIA. Hans Hofmann (New York: Abbeville Press, 1986).
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School
Formalist Abstraction
Credit Line
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, Gift of the Joseph H. Hirshhorn Foundation, 1966
Data Source
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Accession Number
66.2480
Type
Painting
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
60 1/4 x 48 in. (152.7 x 121.9 cm)
