Wolf Kahn

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Wolf Kahn attended the Hans Hofmann School of Fine Arts in New York City.  He and a group of young artists, under the direction of Hans Hofmann, forged a style that was both representational and Abstract Expressionistic.  Hans Hofmann’s didactic artistic theories proved to be one of the most significant influences upon Kahn’s work.

They adopted Abstract Expressionistic spontaneity with the idea that the finished piece was an accumulated history of a process, a visual representation of energetic action and reaction.  His influences and inspiration can be found in the works of such European artists as Braque, Bonnard, Soutine, and Van Gogh.  He embraced the ideas of the Old Masters as well as those of Impressionism, Expressionism, and Post-Impressionism.

With studios in New York and Vermont, Kahn is a colorist who uses simplified geometric designs and contrasting, carefully balanced colors.  Kahn has shown in major exhibitions in the Morris Museum of Art and the Whitney Museum of American Art, among others.

Wolf Kahn passed away peacefully, March 15th, 2020, at the age of 92.

Exhibitions with Somerville Manning Gallery

2020         American Masters: Art of the 20th-21st Centuries

2018         Wyeth to Warhol: Modern Masters from Past and Present

2016         American and European Masters – Art of the 19th-20th Centuries

2015         American and European Masters – Art of the 19th-20th Centuries

2014         American and European Masters – Art of the 19th-21st Centuries

2013         American Masters – Art of the 19th-21st Centuries

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