id: 136483
accession number: 1960.57
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url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1960.57
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Smaragd Red and Germinating Yellow, 1959. Hans Hofmann (American, 1880–1966). Oil on canvas; framed: 144 x 106 x 4.5 cm (56 11/16 x 41 3/4 x 1 3/4 in.); unframed: 139.7 x 101.6 cm (55 x 40 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Contemporary Collection of The Cleveland Museum of Art 1960.57 © Estate of Hans Hofmann / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
title: Smaragd Red and Germinating Yellow
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creation date: 1959
creation date earliest: 1959
creation date latest: 1959
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creditline: Contemporary Collection of The Cleveland Museum of Art
copyright: © Estate of Hans Hofmann / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
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culture: America, 20th century
technique: oil on canvas
department: American Painting and Sculpture
collection: American - Painting
type: Painting
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CREATORS
* Hans Hofmann (American, 1880–1966) - artist
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measurements: Framed: 144 x 106 x 4.5 cm (56 11/16 x 41 3/4 x 1 3/4 in.); Unframed: 139.7 x 101.6 cm (55 x 40 in.)
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inscription: On back of canvas in black crayon: Smaragd red and germiating yellow/oil on canvas, 55 x 40, 1959, Hans Hofmann/Cat.# 954/59
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
title: Paths of Abstract Art
opening date: 1960-10-05T04:00:00
Paths of Abstract Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (October 5-November 13, 1960).
title: Year in Review - Nineteen Hundred Sixty
opening date: 1960-11-30T05:00:00
Year in Review - Nineteen Hundred Sixty. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 30, 1960-January 1, 1961).
title: Hans Hofmann
opening date: 1962-04-08T05:00:00
Hans Hofmann. Fränkische Galerie am Marientor, Nürnberg, Germany (organizer) (April 8, 1962-January 13, 1963).
title: Fifty Years of Modern Art
opening date: 1966-06-15T04:00:00
Fifty Years of Modern Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 15-July 31, 1966).
title: Heritage and Horizon: American Painting 1776 - 1976
opening date: 1976-03-07T05:00:00
Heritage and Horizon: American Painting 1776 - 1976. Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, NY (organizer) (March 7-April 11, 1976); The Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit, MI (May 2-June 13, 1976); The Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, OH (July 4-August 15, 1976); The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (September 8-October 10, 1976).
title: Creativity in Art and Science, 1860-1960
opening date: 1987-09-16T04:00:00
Creativity in Art and Science, 1860-1960. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 16-November 8, 1987).
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
* {'description': 'Nuremberg, Germany, National Museum, 1962: Exhibition of One Hundred Important Paintings by Hofmann, cat. no. 70, German Gallery am Mariantor, Nuremburg (also circulated in Belgium, Holland, Switzerland, Paris and London.)', 'opening_date': '1962-01-01T00:00:00'}
* {'description': 'New York, NY: Hans Hofmann, Whitney Museum of American Art, June 20-September 16, 1990 (traveled also to Center for the Fine Arts, Miami, and The Chrysler Museum, Norfolk, VA but CMA painting exhibited at Whitney Museum only.)', 'opening_date': '1990-06-20T00:00:00'}
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PROVENANCE
[Samuel M. Kootz Gallery, Inc., NY].
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CITATIONS
Cleveland Museum of Art, “Recent Acquisitions Press Release,” April 1, 1960, Cleveland Museum of Art Archives.
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url: https://archive.org/details/cmapr0534
The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966.
page number: Reproduced: p. 202
url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1966/page/n226
The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969.
page number: Reproduced: p. 202
url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1969/page/n226
Cleveland Museum of Art. Art of the Twentieth Century in the Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland, OH: Dept. of Art History & Education, CMA, 1969.
page number: Mentioned: p. 3
url: https://archive.org/details/20thCenturyArtCMA/page/n3/
The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978.
page number: Reproduced: p. 250
url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1978/page/n270
Henning, Edward B. Creativity in Art and Science, 1860-1960. [Cleveland, Ohio]: Published by the Cleveland Museum of Art in cooperation with Indiana University Press, 1987.
page number: Mentioned and reproduced: P. 132, no. 41
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