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Hans Hofmann was a major force in mid-century American abstraction, ushering in a new emphasis on relationships between form, color, and space. Through his painting and teaching, Hofmann influenced generations of painters from Helen Frankenthaler to Lee Crasner to Wolf Kahn. Hans Hofmann: Works on Paper offers a rare chance to chart the career of one of America’s foremost artists through his works on paper. From early landscape studies of Europe to late-career abstractions, Hofmann used pen, ink, gouache, crayon, and watercolor to fashion self-portraits, figure studies, and purely geometric compositions. Hans Hofmann: Works on Paper offers a new and intimate look at the creative evolution of this master of American modernism.