Hans Hartung: A Controlled Explosion

Published on 06 May 2021, by Caroline Legrand

Auction on 15 May 2021 - 14:30 (CEST) - 73, boulevard de La Croisette - 06400 Cannes

In terms of gesture, color and material, this work painted in 1977 by Hans Hartung illustrates the artist's particular explorations of lyrical abstraction.

Hans Hartung (1904-1989), T1977-R39, acrylic on wood, signed, dated and titled on... Hans Hartung: A Controlled Explosion

Hans Hartung (1904-1989), T1977-R39, acrylic on wood, signed, dated and titled on the back, 100 x 73 cm/39.4 x 28.7 in.
Estimate: €80,000/90,000

This work painted in 1977 comes with a certificate from the Hartung-Bergman Foundation. Hartung 's gestural abstraction began to develop in the 1960s. He adopted vinyl and acrylic rather than oil paint, and used a new process: scraping the material, using specific…

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