Estate of the Artist (from 1966) André Emmerich Gallery, New York (acquired from the above in 1973) Private Collection (acquired from the above in 1973) Christie's, New York, November 14, 1995, lot 16 Private Collection Greenberg Van Doren Gallery, New York (acquired from the above in 2011) Private Collection, California (acquired from the above in 2011)
Exhibited
Memphis, Brooks Memorial Art Gallery, Art Today, March 31 - April 28, 1963, no. 15, n.p. (illustrated) New York, André Emmerich Gallery, Hans Hofmann, January 6 - 31, 1968 Philadelphia, Makler Gallery, Hans Hofmann: Oils and Watercolors, April 18 - May 22, 1969 Montreal, Galerie Godard Lefort, Hans Hofmann, October 1971 Bay Harbor Islands, Berenson Gallery, André Emmerich Gallery at the Berenson, February 26 - April 1972 New York, André Emmerich Gallery, Hans Hofmann - ten major works, January 6 - 24, 1973, n.p. (illustrated) New York, André Emmerich Gallery, Hans Hofmann - Major Paintings 1954 - 1965, January 5 - 26, 1985
Literature
Griffin Smith, "Hofmann Art Brightens Gallery Hopping Scene", Miami Herald, March 12, 1972, p. 6K Grace Glueck, "The 20th Century Artists Most Admired by Other Artists", ARTnews, no. 9, November 1977, p. 94 (illustrated) Britta E. Buhlmann, ed., Hans Hofmann: Magnum Opus, exh. cat., MKP Museum Pfalzgalerie, Kaiserslautern, 2013, p. 137 Suzi Villiger, Hans Hofmann Catalogue Raisonné of Paintings, Volume III: 1952-1965, London, 2014, P1431, p. 369
Catalogue Essay
"Through a painting we can see the whole world." - Hans Hofmann
signed and dated "hans hofmann 62" lower right; further signed, titled, inscribed and dated "Cat. #1467 Fragrance 1962 hans hofmann" on the reverse oil on canvas 48 x 36 in. (121.9 x 91.4 cm.) Painted in 1962.