Pastel on paper
USA, 1965
Wolf Kahn (b. 1927) – American/German landscape painter
Signed and dated lower left
Signed, inscribed and dated verso
Framed and matted
Dimensions: 13 ½ x 16 ½ in. (34.3 x 41.9 cm.)
Frame dimensions: 19 ½ x 22 ¼ in. (49.5 x 56.5 cm.)
Good condition
Estimate $3,000-$5,000

Provenance

Grace Borgenicht Gallery, Inc., New York

In 1957, Wolf Kahn moved to Venice after studying painting in New York with renowned abstract expressionist painter Hans Hoffman. He later said that looking out at the water in Venice changed his palette completely. This extremely rare early pastel shows both the influence of Abstract Expressionism as well as the artist’s new-found interest in waterscapes. The back of the frame bears the label of Grace Borgenicht Gallery in New York, which the artist joined in 1956. This work comes directly from the original owner who purchased the pastel from the gallery.

Wolf Kahn (American, b. 1927)

Born in Stuttgart, Germany, Wolf Kahn is known for his atmospheric landscape paintings which blend Realism and Color Field. After attending the High School of Music and Art in New York and spending a year in the Navy, he studied Abstract Expressionism at the New School and earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of Chicago. With classmates of Hans Hofmann, Kahn formed the cooperative Hansa Gallery in 1952 where he held his first solo exhibition, and he has since been honored with the Fulbright Scholarship, Guggenheim Fellowship, and the Academy of Arts and Letters Award in Art. Kahn’s art are held in the collections at institutions like the Metropolitan Museum of Art, National Museum of American Art, and Los Angeles County Museum of Art.

Condition

In overall good condition.

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