Hans Hofmann

Renowned both for his bold and colorful compositions that combined elements of representation and abstraction, and for his role as an influential teacher for generations of artists, German-born Hans Hofmann was a pivotal figure in the evolution of American art after World War II. In 1933 he opened the Hans Hofmann School of Art in New York and Provincetown, which he ran for 23 years. Hofmann was the key figure linking European modernism with the evolution of American Abstract Expressionism.