2 Vintage, Original Abstract Expressionist Paintings Signed Hans Hofmann-56

He attended art school in Munich and became influenced by impressionism and cubism in Paris in the early 1900's. He began his own art school in Munich in 1915 and later moved his art school to New York in 1931.

He was noted for encouraging his students to use improvisation in their artworks. His own works were insistent upon color, texture and form and his experimentation with these aspects developed into the style known as abstract expressionism. Many of the early developers and proponents of abstract expressionism were his students. For sale are two vintage, original abstract expressionist gouache paintings that are variations of the same theme. Each is signed in pencil "Hans Hofmann 56'" in the lower right margins (photos 3 & 5).

The images are on white cardstock (glossy paperboard) and each measures 11" high and 8" across. There is amazing symmetry of pattern and color in each image and when one painting is compared to the other. Each painting shows bold colors and rich texture.