Hans Hofmann
Subtitle: the artist's materials
By: Dawn V. Rogala
Contributors: Hofmann, Hans, 1880-1966, artist; Getty Conservation Institute
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 150
ISBN-13: 9781606064870
Subjects: Paint materials; Artists' materials; Modern Painting; Technique; Criticism and interpretation; Analysis
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: A life in art; title: The young artist in Germany; title: The Paris years; title: Return to Munich and a new role teaching avant-garde art; title: Journey to America; title: Hofmann and the culture of modern painting; title: Hofmann's role in abstract expressionism and his influence on generations of artists; title: The role of materials in abstract expressionism; title: Hofmann's late-career paintings; title: Origins and development of Hofmann's late-career style; title: Existing information regarding Hofmann's materials; title: Selection and conservation history of the paintings in this study; title: Selection of the study group paintings; title: Physical history of the study group paintings; title: Identification of Hofmann's late-career materials; title: Analytical methods and sample selection; title: Optical microscopy; title: Pyrolysis-gas chromatography-mass spectrometry; title: Scanning electron microscopy-energy dispersive spectroscopy; title: Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy; title: X-ray diffraction; title: Discussion of analyses; title: Hofmann's late-career materials; title: Hofmann's palette and modern art history; title: Hofmann's manipulation of materials; title: The correlation between condition issues and Hofmann's use of new materials; title: Conclusion: the lessons of Hofmann's late-career materials.