(Vermont/German, 1927-2020)

Copse, 1980, No. 33, oil on linen, 53 x 72-1/4 in.; wood frame, 54-3/4 x 73 x 2 in.

Provenance: Property of a Southern Museum sold to benefit the Acquisition Fund

Note: "this is my primary interest. I am always trying to get to the danger point, where color either becomes too sweet or too harsh; too noisy or too quiet." - Wolf Kahn

Wolf Kahn is a dynamic colorist, applying, in the case of this monumental landscape, the "quiet" side of his explorations with color, abstraction , and particular luminosity. He studied with Hans Hofmann, taking valuable lessons with him but not yielding his unique take on the American landscape.

References: Jerald Melberg, friend of the artist and gallerist (See: https://www.jeraldmelberg.com/wolf-kahn/)

stretched on complex tension bar stretcher, good condition