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When the impulses which stir us to profound emotion are integrated with the medium of expression, every interview of the soul may become art. This is contingent upon mastery of the medium.

Hans Hofmann

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Hans Hofmann
Age: 85 †
Born: 1880
Born: January 1
Died: 1966
Died: January 1
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Weißenburg/Bayern
Hans Georg Albert Hofmann
Johann Georg Albert Hofmann
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Hans Hofmann (1880-1966)
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