Condition: Used,Country of Origin: United States,Artist: Hans Hofmann,Unit of Sale: Single-Piece Work,Image Orientation: Portrait,Size: Small,Signed: No,Color: Multi-Color,Title: " Exaltment ",Material: Lithograph,Original/Licensed Reprint: Limited Edition Print,Framing: Framed,Subject: Famous Paintings/Painters,Print Surface: Paper,Type: Print,Listed By: Dealer or Reseller,Year of Production: 1960,Width (Inches): 14 3/4",Height (Inches): 18 3/4",Style: Abstract, Modernism,Theme: Art,Features: RARE OUT OF PRINT, Framed, Brand Newly Custom Framed,Production Technique: Lithography,Time Period Produced: 1960-1969 THIS HANS HOFMANN RARE VINTAGE 1960 MID CENTURY MODERNIST CUSTOM FRAMED ABSTRACT EXPRESSIONIST LITHOGRAPH PRINT " EXALTMENT " 1947, IS AN INCREDIBLY SPECIAL AND UNIQUE PIECE TO ADD TO YOUR COLLECTION. THE MODERNIST LITHOGRAPH PRINT IS PUBLISHED BY SHOREWOOD PUBLISHERS INC., PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES IN 1960 IN AN UNNUMBERED LIMITED EDITION. IT FEATURES AN ARTWORK IMAGE ORIGINALLY CREATED BY HOFMANN IN 1947 TITLED " EXALTMENT ", ADDISON GALLERY OF ART, PHILLIPS ACADEMY, ANDOVER, MASS. LITHOGRAPHS ISSUED IN THE 1960'S BY SHOREWOOD PUBLISHING REPRESENT THE GOLD STANDARD OF 20TH CENTURY AMERICAN FINE ART PRINTING. THESE LITHOGRAPHS WERE PAINSTAKINGLY PRODUCED TO MATCH THE COLORIMETRY OF THE ORIGINALS, WITH THE MOST ACCURATE POSSIBLE DETAIL AND SUBTLETY. PAPER AND INKS WERE CAREFULLY CHOSEN FOR THE MOST FELICITOUS EFFECT. 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 ILLUSIONS, 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 AN 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 MUSUEM 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 WORLD'S MOST PRESTIGIOUS MUSEUMS. THE RARE VINTAGE FRAMED MODERNIST LITHOGRAPH PRINT MEASURES 14 3/4" W X 18 3/4" H X 1 3/8" D. IT IS CUSTOM FRAMED WITH UV PROTECTIVE PLEXIGLASS IN A CONTEMPORARY MODERN MATTE BRUSHED BRASS FINISH GOLD TONE METAL FRAME MOLDING, WITH AN ATTACHED HANGING WIRE ON THE REVERSE BACK SIDE FOR EASY WALL INSTALLATION. IT IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. THE PRINT IS IN EXCELLENT CLEAN VINTAGE CONDITION CONSISTENT WITH AGE, LIGHT SIGNS OF HANDLING, AND VERY LIGHT MINOR SURFACE WEAR. IT IS BRAND NEWLY CUSTOM FRAMED AND HAS NEVER BEEN DISPLAYED. PLEASE SEE PHOTOS FOR CONDITION REFERENCE.