Hans Burkhardt Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Hans Gustav Burkhardt was a Swiss-American abstract expressionist artist. He was born on December 20, 1904, in Basel. Burkhardt’s paintings of the 1930s are part of the genesis of American abstract expressionism. He moved to Los Angeles in 1937 and represented the most significant bridge between New York and Los Angeles. He brought with him many of the nascent ideas of abstract expressionist painting that had been swirling among New York's artists, foremost among them, Arshile Gorky and Willem de Kooning. Working independently in Los Angeles, Burkhardt's experimental investigative approach parallelled and in many instances anticipated the development of modern and contemporary art in New York and Europe. His unique role as an important American painter is affirmed by the constant interest and continuing reassessment afforded his work. In 1992, Burkhardt was honored as the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award by the American Academy of Arts and Letters. His works are displayed across many museums, including the British Museum, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Whitney Museum of American Art, Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art and Norton Simon Museum. Burkhardt died on April 22, 1994, in Los Angeles.
1970s Abstract Hans Burkhardt Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Pastel
2010s Abstract Hans Burkhardt Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Charcoal, Oil Pastel, Paper, Pastel
1990s Abstract Hans Burkhardt Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Gold Leaf
Mid-20th Century Abstract Geometric Hans Burkhardt Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Pastel, Paper
1960s Abstract Geometric Hans Burkhardt Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Pastel
1990s Abstract Impressionist Hans Burkhardt Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Pastel, Watercolor
1990s Abstract Hans Burkhardt Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Pastel, Handmade Paper
1990s Abstract Hans Burkhardt Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Oil Pastel, Pastel, Archival Paper
1970s Abstract Geometric Hans Burkhardt Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Pastel
1960s Abstract Hans Burkhardt Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Pastel, Archival Paper
2010s Abstract Expressionist Hans Burkhardt Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Pastel, Ink
2010s Abstract Hans Burkhardt Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Oil Pastel, Paper, Pastel, Pencil
2010s Abstract Hans Burkhardt Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Oil Pastel, Paper, Pastel, Pencil
1960s Cubist Hans Burkhardt Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Pastel
1840s Surrealist Hans Burkhardt Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Pastel