Art Card: Wolf Kahn, High Summer 1972 (Hand signed, dated and inscribed), 1996

Art Card: Wolf Kahn, High Summer 1972 (Hand signed, dated and inscribed), 1996

Offset lithograph card 1972, ca. 1988
Hand signed, dated 2/96 and inscribed "For Tom" in black marker on the front by Wolf Kahn
Provenance: Estate of renowned autograph collector Tom Grafton
The work depicted in this card is Wolf Kahn's "High Summer", 1972, in the permanent collection of the National Museum of American Art, Smithsonian
This work has been elegantly floated and framed in a museum quality wood frame under UV plexiglass.
Measurements:
Framed:
12 inches by 13.75 inches by 1.5 inches
Artwork:
4.75 inches by 6.25 inches
WOLF KAHN BIOGRAPHY
A second-generation New York School artist, Wolf Kahn, a former student of Hans Hofmann, was known for luminous, lyrical paintings of forests and farmlands that combined realism with the immediacy of Abstract Expressionism. Kahn’s signature landscapes took inspiration from the palettes of Henri Matisse and the ethos of his Vermont farm: He painted weathered barns, undulating pastures, and tree lines that embraced a spare, evocative New England aesthetic. Kahn studied under Hans Hofmann and cited Mark Rothko, J.M.W. Turner, and Pierre Bonnard as additional influences. He worked intuitively, refusing to overthink any psychological underpinnings in his paintings. Today, Kahn’s work can be found in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Smithsonian American Art Museum, and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, among other institutions.