Hans Hartung

Hans Hartung, born in Leipzig, Germany in 1904, developed an early passion for art, admiring masters like Rembrandt and German Expressionists such as Oskar Kokoschka and Emil Nolde. His path took a decisive turn in 1926 when he encountered modern French and Spanish art at the Internationale Kunstausstellung in Dresden, inspiring him to move to Paris to escape provincialism. There, he delved into studying the works of old and modern masters, including Cézanne, and developed a…