KAHN 2024

WOLF KAHN (1927-2020)

Born in Stuttgart, Germany, and then immigrating to the United States at age 13, Wolf Kahn is considered by many to be the premier landscape painter in America. A master of both pastel and oil, Kahn is an artist who embodies the synthesis of his modern abstract training under Hans Hofmann, with the palette of Matisse, Rothko’s sweeping bands of color, and the atmospheric qualities of Impressionism. It is precisely this fusion of color, spontaneity and representation that has produced such a rich and expressive body of work with unmatched luminosity. Kahn has been honored with numerous awards, including the International Medal of Arts from the United States Department of State and the Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Academy of Design and School of Fine Arts. His works are in the permanent collections of nearly every major American museum including the Metropolitan Museum of Art; the Whitney Museum of American Art; the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; and the Hirschhorn Museum.