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Hans Hofmann Born: March 21, 1880; Weißenburg, Bavaria, Germany Died: February 17, 1966; United States Nationality: American, German Art Movement: Abstract Expressionism, Abstract Art Painting School: New York School Genre: abstract Soundtrack: Michel Petrucciani 1 Home ( Michel Petrucciani trio) 2 live Michel Petruccian in concert 3 Little Peace 4 Tone Poem Hans Hoffmann is a German-American Abstract Expressionist painter considered one of the most influential art teachers of the 20th century. A mentor to Helen Frankenthaler, Ray Eames and Allan Kaprow, Hofman says, "A teacher affects eternity, he can never tell where his influences end." his work emphasizes the emotional expressive potential of color, modulating the form/substance ratio thanks to the theory of “Push and Pull”. Spring (1940), through his technique of drops and swirling paint, foreshadows the work of his friend Jackson Pollock. Born March 21, 1880 in Weissenberg, Germany, he worked for the Bavarian government before moving to Paris in 1904 and studying at the Académie de la Grande Chaumière and the Académie Colarossi. In 1915, he opened his own art school in Munich where he worked until 1930. He was then invited to the United States and settled there permanently. In 1960, his work was presented at the Venice Biennale and three years later, the MoMA in New York organized "Hans Hofmann and His Students" which exhibited the talents of former students of the Hans Hofmann School of Fine Arts. He died on February 17, 1966 in New York at the age of 85.