Staccato in Blue

1961

Hans Hofmann

Associated Names
Hans Hofmann

Painter, American, born Germany, 1880 - 1966

This painting contains overlapping blue rectangles against a white background. Each rectangle appears to be one thick brushstroke. Splattered blue paint dots are scattered around the edges of the rectangles, especially towards the bottom right corner.
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Artwork overview


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Andre Emmerich Gallery, Inc., New York); Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation, Houston; (Vivian Horan Fine Art, New York); purchased November 1987 by Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert H. Kinney, Washington, D.C., and New York;[1] gift (partial and promised) 1990 to NGA; gift completed 1997.
[1] Provenance according to Art for the Nation : Gifts in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art, exh. cat., Washington, 1991: 416.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1991

  • Art for the Nation: Gifts in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1991, 416-417, color repro.

2009

  • Extended loan for use by President Barack Obama, The White House, Washington, D.C., 2009-2017.

Inscriptions

lower right: Hans Hofmann 61

Wikidata ID

Q20195635

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