Artist
Hans Hofmann (American, born Germany, 1880–1966)American, born Germany, 1880–1966
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Midday
Date1943
PlaceUnited States
MediumWatercolor with graphite on wove paper
DimensionsSheet: 17 3/4 × 23 7/8 in. (45.1 × 60.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Efrem Kurtz
Object number2000.314
Not on view
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Department
Prints and DrawingsObject Type
Exhibition History"Landscape Imagery in Works on Paper," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, May 24–September 19, 2004.
"Color into Light: Selections from the MFAH Collection," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, December 13, 2008–March 22, 2009.
"Hans Hofmann: Works on Paper," Museum of Contemporary Art, Jacksonville, Florida, January 28–May 14, 2017.
"Color Beyond Description: The Watercolors of Charles Hawthorne, Hans Hofmann, and Paul Resika," Provincetown Art Association and Museum, Massachusetts, August 30–November 3, 2019.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Initialled and dated recto lower right: "1?· 26 · 43 · HAH"
Marked in ink on verso lower right bottom edge: "M667-10/SP8"
Marked on verso mat lower edge: "1/8" Float 3/22 Emm ws 1406 E"
Stamped in an oval on the backboard: "ESTATE OF HANS HOFMANN/No.M-784"
Marked in ink on backboard: "Midday" 1943/Watercolor 17 1/2 x 24"/by Hans Hoffman (sic)"
Label on backboard: "Janie C. Lee Gallery..."
Numerous other pencil marks with measurements on backboard.
Marked on verso mat lower edge: "1/8" Float 3/22 Emm ws 1406 E"
Stamped in an oval on the backboard: "ESTATE OF HANS HOFMANN/No.M-784"
Marked in ink on backboard: "Midday" 1943/Watercolor 17 1/2 x 24"/by Hans Hoffman (sic)"
Label on backboard: "Janie C. Lee Gallery..."
Numerous other pencil marks with measurements on backboard.
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