Hans Hofmann Vintage 1976 1st Edtn Mid Century Modern Abstract Expressionist Framed Lithograph Print " Effervescence " 1944

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This Hans Hofmann rare vintage 1976 first edition Mid Century Modern Abstract Expressionist custom framed collector's lithograph print " Effervescence … more This Hans Hofmann rare vintage 1976 first edition Mid Century Modern Abstract Expressionist custom framed collector's lithograph print " Effervescence " 1944, is an incredibly special and unique piece to add to your collection.

The print is a page from a rare vintage out of print, first edition large format folio book of Modernist lithograph prints titled " The Moderns 1945 - 1975 " published by Phaidon Press Limited Oxford and E.P. Dutton New York, printed in Great Britain in 1976 by Severn Valley Press. It features an original artwork created by Hofmann in 1944 titled " Effervescence ".

Hans Hofmann ( 1880 - 1966 ) German born, is one of the most important painters of the Post War Abstract Expressionist movement. His work is distinguished by a rigorous concern with pictorial structure, spatial relations, and color relationships. He believed that Abstract art was a way to get at the important reality. He famously stated that " The ability to simplify means to eliminate the unnecessary that the necessary can speak ".

He was both an artist and and educator with his own schools of painting in New York and Provincetown. His alumni included Lee Krasner, Helen Frankenthaler, Louise Nevelson, Ray Eames, and John Grillo among many others.

Major retrospective exhibitions of his work have been held by The Museum of Modern Art New York and the Tate Museum London among many other international exhibitions. The artworks of Hans Hofmann are included in the permanent collections of many of the worlds most prestigious museums.

The rare vintage framed collector's lithograph print measures 15 1/4" W X 21 1/2" H X 1" D. It is custom framed with glass in a classic Modern black matte eggshell finish wood frame molding. presented with an acid free archival black matt mounting, with an attached hanging wire on the reverse back side for easy wall installation.

It is in excellent " like new " condition. The print is in excellent " like new " vintage condition consistent with age and very light signs of handling. It is brand newly custom framed and has never been displayed. Please see photos for condition reference. It is now being offered here for an excellent price. less