Hans Hofmann

Dana Gordon links the evolution of Hans Hofmann's abstract expressionist paintings of the 1950s to the influence of Nicolas de Staël, whose work was prominent and popular in New York galleries at that time. Gordon asserts: "Both Hofmann and de Staël championed the life of abstract forms, the communicative presence of the material of paint,

Discovering tiny shows like these in the midst of the broader spectacle leaves the art fair visitor with a hopeful feeling.

Frank Bowling, Christopher Le Brun, Mali Morris, Vanessa Jackson, Fiona Rae and Sean Scully each share their thoughts on an Abstract Expressionist painter on the occasion of the exhibition Abstract Expressionism at the Royal Academy, London, on view through January 2, 2017.