Artist: Hans Hartung (1904 - 1989)
Nationality: German
Movement: Art Informel
Media: Painting
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Biography:
Born in Germany, Hans Hartung moved to Paris in 1935 and became a French citizen in 1946. Hartung began painting in 1922 and formulated his own abstract style. He fought in the French Foreign Legion in World War II. He suffered a serious injury in 1944 in which one of his legs had to be amputated without anesthesia. After the war, he became known as a leader of the Art Informel movement. In 1960, Hartung was one out of two winners of the painting prize at the Venice Biennale.

Artworks in Museum Collections: (40)
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Hans Hartung, Lines and Curves, 1956
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Karl Hartung, Abstraction, 1956
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Hans Baldung (Hans Baldung Grien), Adam and Eve, 1519
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Hans Baldung (Hans Baldung Grien), Witches* Sabbath, 1510
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Hans Baldung (Hans Baldung Grien), Group of Six Horses, 1534
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Hans Baldung (Hans Baldung Grien), St. Barbara, 15th - 16th century
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Hans Baldung (Hans Baldung Grien), St. Catherine Seated, circa 1505
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Hans Baldung (Hans Baldung Grien), Sleeping Groom and a Sorceress (Bewitched Groom), 1544
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Hans Baldung (Hans Baldung Grien), The Lamentation Of Christ, circa 1515 - 1517
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Hans Baldung (Hans Baldung Grien), The Dead Christ Carried By Angels, circa 1515 - 1517
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Bernhard Strigel - Hans Roth 1527 oil on panel National Gallery of Art German
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Hans Baldung (Hans Baldung Grien), Christ on the Cross with the Virgin and Saints Longinus, Mary Magdalen and John, 1505
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Hans Erni, Harvest, 1954
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Hans Burkhardt, Untitled, 1977
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Ernst Kirchner - Portrait of Hans Frisch c. 1907 oil on canvas The McNay Art Museum German
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Hans (Jean) Arp , Signes, 1928
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Hans (Jean) Arp , Untitled, 1928
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Hans (Jean) Arp , Masque, 1928
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Francesco Bartolozzi, Edward, Prince Of Wales, after Hans Holbein the Younger, from the series Imitation of original drawings, by Hans Holbein, in the Collection of His Majesty..., 1797
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Hans Bellmer, Les Marionettes Iv, 1969
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Hans Meid, The Stable, 1913
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Hans Meid, The Venusberg, 1910
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Hans Meid, Departure, 1913
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Hans Meid, The Battle, 1914
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Hans Meid, Alarm, 1913
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Hans Thoma, Self-Portrait at age 80, 1919
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Hans Haacke, Tiffany Cares, 1978
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A.W. Kuffner, Hans von Hutten, 1787
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Hans (Jean) Arp , Coulisses de Foret, 1955
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Christoph Amberger - Portrait of Hans Jacob Fugger 1541 oil on panel Los Angeles County Museum of Art German
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Portrait of a Man Workshop of Hans Holbein the Younger (British, dated 1535)Oil on wood;
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Hans Richard Von Volkmann, Auf der Hoehe, 1904
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Hans Bellmer, Les Mains Articulees, 1954
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Hans Erni, Horses, 20th century
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Hans Bellmer, Untitled (pig"s Head), 1955
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Hans Weiditz , Petrarch, 16th century
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Hans Troschel, Portrait of Ferdinand II, 1621
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Hans Sebald Beham, Pacientia, 1540
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Hans Dahl, Lost in Thought, 1880
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Hans Mettel, Seated Figure, 1954

Artnews Articles and Exhibition Information: (5)
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Los Angeles County Museum of Art: Gestures: Postwar American and European Abstraction from the Permanent Collection
Abstract Expressionism and art informel emerged independently of one another in the mid-1940s and flourished during a redefining period. After World War II, the cultural environment in the United States was, by today’s standards, extremely natio...
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston: Art at Midcentury: Spotlight on the Collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
The exhibition opens with art by European and Latin American artists such as Max Ernst and Matta, whose work was to play a defining role in shaping the New Yor...
Boston University Art Gallery: Carborundum Printmaking: Henri Goetz and His Legacy
An accomplished printmaker in virtually every technique, he also contributed richly to the advent of new techniques, most notably the Carborundum printmaking process. An engraving technique requiring the use of an abrasive ground to create a gran...
Ketterer Kunst: Spring Auctions Begin With Modern Art on Paper in Hamburg
Nu pour Cleveland was made 14 years earlier. This signed engraving of 1932 by Henri Matisse is more than just an appreciation of femininity. It is estimated at DM 15,000 - 17,000. Another outstanding work of the auction is Marc Chagalls Piro...
Foire Internationale d'Art Contemporain (FIAC), Paris Expo: 29th Annual Modern and Contemporary Art Fair Presents 170 Galleries from 23 Countries
This year’s fair includes a rigorous selection of international galleries, focusing on individual and thematic shows, new and previously unseen works, and site-specific installations. The fair will be divided into five sections: Solo Shows; Group ...

Further Artwork and Information:

Hans Hartung Online
Hans Hartung artist portrait, brief biography and art
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HighBeam Research: Library Search: Results
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