Hand-colored woodcut on BFK Rives paper with watermark
Germany, 1973
Hans Hartung (1904-1989) - German-French painter and graphic artist
Signed in pencil with ‘Hartung’ lower right
Inscribed in pencil with ‘H.C.’ lower left
Dry stamp of Erker Presse, St. Gallen
Image size: 40 x 40 cm
Very good condition

After expressionist and cubist beginnings, Hans Hartung (1904-1989) turned to abstraction from 1922. The present woodcut dated 1973 shows a typical structural composition of the artist in black and white, which is decorated with three hand-colored splashes of color in yellow, red and blue. Hartung's works are dynamic and experimental, but in contrast to the American Action Painting, by which he was quite influenced, not inspired by the subconscious.

The sheet is signed in pencil with ‘Hartung’ lower right and inscribed in pencil with ‘H.C.’ lower left. It is in very good condition, showing some pressure marks and a slight soiling upper right. The image dimensions are 40 x 40 cm, and the sheet size is 66 x 50.5 cm.

Hans Hartung (1904-1989)

Hans Heinrich Ernst Hartung was born in 1904 in Leipzig. He worked as a painter and graphic artist. As an early teenager, he turned to the non-objective painting. In 1924, he began studying art history and philosophy at the University of Leipzig. After living in Menorca and in Paris, he received the French citizenship in 1946. After the war, Hartung became one of the most important exponents of the informal art. He exhibited several times at the documenta and at the Venice Biennale in 1960. Hartung's works are often recalling to the Chinese ink painting. (cko)

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