Hans Hofmann
American · 1880–1966 · Painter, Draughtsman
Hans Hofmann was a German-born American painter, renowned as both an artist and teacher. His career spanned two generations and two continents, and is considered to have both… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
In Upper RegionsPhillips · $2,571,000≈ £2,068,716≈ €2,443,220Sign up to see
Orchestral Dominance in GreenPhillips · $2,405,000≈ £1,527,663≈ €1,930,796Sign up to see
Aquatic GardenPhillips · $975,000≈ £738,692≈ €828,307Sign up to see
Hans Hofmann’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).
Price trend
1 lot(s) catalogued with a qualifier (e.g. “attributed to”, “after”, “circle of”) are listed in the results but excluded from these statistics.
2 lot(s) offered at auction whose result the house did not publish are listed under “Also offered” on the results tab and excluded from these statistics.
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 30 | 26 | 87% | $374kSign up | $135kSign up | $2.6MSign up |
| Oil | 25 | 23 | 92% | $414kSign up | $183kSign up | $2.6MSign up |
| Acrylic | 1 | 0 | 0% | —Sign up | —Sign up | — |
| Works on paper | 35 | 28 | 80% | $13.8kSign up | $10.1kSign up | $44.1kSign up |
| Watercolor | 4 | 4 | 100% | $12.6kSign up | $14.2kSign up | $21.8kSign up |
| Gouache | 10 | 7 | 70% | $20.7kSign up | $10.6kSign up | $44.1kSign up |
| Drawing | 14 | 12 | 86% | $6.2kSign up | $4.8kSign up | $12.7kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 6 | 4 | 67% | $2kSign up | $2.4kSign up | $2.8kSign up |
| Etching | 2 | 1 | 50% | $441Sign up | $441Sign up | $441Sign up |
| Lithograph | 2 | 1 | 50% | $2.8kSign up | $2.8kSign up | $2.8kSign up |
| Screenprint | 2 | 2 | 100% | $2.4kSign up | $2.4kSign up | $2.5kSign up |
| Other | 3 | 2 | 67% | $11.2kSign up | $11.2kSign up | $18.8kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.
By year
| Year | Offered | Sold | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 6 | $135kSign up |
| 2025 | 6 | 6 | $35.9kSign up |
| 2024 | 8 | 8 | $4.3kSign up |
| 2023 | 11 | 7 | $10.2kSign up |
| 2022 | 4 | 3 | $10kSign up |
| 2021 | 9 | 5 | $44.1kSign up |
| 2020 | 5 | 3 | $20.5kSign up |
| 2019 | 3 | 2 | $77.5kSign up |
| 2018 | 8 | 7 | $22.5kSign up |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | $975kSign up |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | $62.5kSign up |
| 2015 | 3 | 3 | $61.1kSign up |
| 2014 | 2 | 2 | $1.2MSign up |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | $18.8kSign up |
| 2012 | 2 | 2 | $4.4kSign up |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | —Sign up |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 | $39.6kSign up |
| 2005 | 2 | 2 | $11.2kSign up |