Original photograph of Hans Hoffman, circa 1960s

N.p. N.p., Circa 1960s. Vintage borderless satin-finish black and white photograph of German-born American artist Hans Hoffman, circa 1960s. With the stamp of photographer Vytas Valaitis on the verso, along with a Newsweek stamp and the label of PIX agency. From the archive of the PIX Agency, a photo house that acted as an intermediary between emigre photographers (as well as those still living in Europe) and the American magazine and newspaper market between 1935-1969.

Hoffmann was best known as an Abstract Expressionist painter in the early and mid-twentieth century, and as an influential art teacher for a number of post-war avant-garde artists, including Helen Frankenthaler, Nell Blaine, Lee Krasner, Joan Mitchell, and many others.

8 x 7.5 inches. Near Fine.

[Book #150300]