58 Hans HARTUNG (1904-1989) P1967-A56, 1967 India ink, pastel and scratch on baryta board Signed and dated lower left 73 x 100 cm Certificate of authenticity by the Hartung-Bergman Foundation dated May 10, 2023. "Once I got used to improvising, I worked directly on canvas, without sketches, whatever the size. whatever the size. It's absolutely necessary, the moment you start working it's absolutely necessary to be immediately "in the thick of things". Most of the time, I know in advance what I'm going to do. what I'm going to do. The work is brief, but very concentrated. A lot of things happen at a speed speed. I'm forced into it by my mental process. First, color organizes space, in which the line will be executed in a very precise manner, like something that can no longer be erased or corrected. Hans Hartung

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