Wolf Kahn Remembered Through 2011 Exhibition Review and 1999 Interview
Wolf Kahn, who was 92 years old, passed away on March 15, 2020. A tribute was published by Artcritical, which included a review of a 2011 exhibition written by Christina Kee and a 1999 interview conducted by David Cohen. Kee's piece was part of Kahn's 2011 showcase at Ameringer McEnery Yohe Fine Arts, while Cohen's interview appeared in Kunsthaus Bühler prior to Kahn's inaugural museum exhibition in Stuttgart in 2000. Kahn, born in Germany in 1927, emigrated to the United States in 1940. He attended the Hans Hofmann School of Fine Art and held his first solo exhibition in 1953. Renowned for his vivid landscapes, Kahn's 2011 exhibition featured works such as Pink, Yellow, Green and Upper Potomac.
Key facts
- Wolf Kahn died March 15, 2020 at age 92
- Artcritical published a tribute with a 2011 review by Christina Kee and a 1999 interview by David Cohen
- Kee's review accompanied a 2011 exhibition at Ameringer McEnery Yohe Fine Arts (now Miles McEnery Gallery)
- Cohen's interview was published by Kunsthaus Bühler for Kahn's first Stuttgart museum show in 2000
- Kahn was born in 1927 in Stuttgart, Germany and immigrated to the U.S. in 1940
- He studied at the Hans Hofmann School of Fine Art at age 19
- His first solo show in 1953 was reviewed by Dore Ashton and Fairfield Porter
- He was included in New Provincetown '47 curated by Clement Greenberg
Entities
Artists
- Wolf Kahn
- Christina Kee
- David Cohen
- Hans Hofmann
- Clement Greenberg
- Dore Ashton
- Fairfield Porter
- Larry Rivers
- Elaine de Kooning
- Willem de Kooning
- Richard Diebenkorn
- Louis Finkelstein
- Milton Avery
- Meyer Schapiro
- Jackson Pollock
- Harold Rosenberg
- Pablo Picasso
Institutions
- artcritical
- Ameringer McEnery Yohe Fine Arts
- Miles McEnery Gallery
- Kunsthaus Bühler
- Hans Hofmann School of Fine Art
Locations
- Stuttgart
- Germany
- Maine
- Vermont
- America
- New Jersey
- New York
- Penobscot Bay