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page 4 A Lifetime of Art 6 40 Years 8 Preview Context Art Miami 10 Reutimann “Death of Venus” 12 Kimber Berry 16 Julian Voss-Andreae 18 jd hansen 20 Pascal Pierme 22 Robert Freimark 24 Preview Art Palm Springs 26 Palm Desert and Beyond 27 Exhibition Preview 28 Laurent Craste 30 Bernard Dunaux 32 Tricia Rissmann 34 Michael Azgour 36 Zvana Gojanovic 38 Clemens Kindling 40 Neil Nagy 41 For Your Consideration 42 Rimi Yang, John Helton 43 Gerd Lieder 44 Robert Dunahay 46 John Helton 48 Gerd Lieder 50 Heiner Meyer 52 Armin Mueller-Stahl 54 Roger Reutimann 58 Christopher Schulz 60 Doug Smith 62 Karin Voelker 64 Rimi Yang
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2. Kimber Berry | “Infinite Gardener” Mixed Media on Canvas | 72” x 60”
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14. Laurent Craste | “Revolution I” Porcelain and Axe | 25” x 13” x 9” | Unique
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A lifetime of Art Forty years in the art business is an important milestone and a reason to celebrate. It is also a time to reflect on what we do as art dealers and an opportunity to make a case for collecting art. During the opening reception of the 2015 Artist Council exhibition at the Palm Springs Art Museum, which I had the honor to curate, a visitor asked me a harmless question: “Why do you collect art?” It seemed like a fair question for an art dealer, but it took me off guard. Being born into the art business, collecting art has become second nature for me and I never needed a reason. While art is extremely important to me and my family, we understand that it is not a priority in everybody’s life and not just because it is an expensive passion. Not everyone has the appreciation for it, but if you are getting our catalogs and invitations and you are reading this, it means that you do and that is wonderful. Curating the artist’s council’s museum show challenged my views on judging art* and brought me back to our roots. Talking to many of the participating artists reminded me why my family started this business in the first place, which was to help talented artists to connect with an audience.
is far from uniform. It wasn’t put together for any purpose, or to impress anyone; instead it was curated by my journey through life. Every acquisition has memories attached to it and I can tell you where I was in my life at the time of every single purchase. Buying art is always meaningful and it is always expensive no matter at which level you purchase, because you cannot justify it to yourself as you can justify something you need, like a new car. And yet, it speaks to you, you admire and desire it, you want to own it and surround yourself with it and it feels like you cannot live without it.
Assisting our artists to get recognized is only half the story; equally important to us is to share the experience of what it means to own an original painting or sculpture and to share the satisfaction and the thrill that comes with collecting. When you read about art in the news, unfortunately it is often reduced to the investment aspect. You read about record sales, record prices and how hot the market is, but this one-dimensional reporting misses completely what art is all about. Rarely do you read anything about how meaningful it is to own a work of art and how it can open the door to a whole new world.
Looking back it seems that the older I got and the more money I earned, the more expensive the works of art became that I desired. That, too is a reflection on my life, not just on my emotional and intellectual state of mind, but also where I was in terms of my career. With that, every art purchase becomes a small milestone in one’s life, but one that we can easily hold on to, unlike most other important milestones that often remain just memories. Of course, for many art will always continue to be an object of speculation and a status symbol. At least it also reflects the owner’s intellectual wealth, because it takes appreciation, knowledge and courage to dive into the world of art. My entire career in art I have made the following case to thousands of collectors, customers and prospects in person: Collecting art is one of the most enriching experiences one can have, at any level. We advocate for buying from professional galleries, not just us (although we do like that!), because you get the expertise and have an added layer of security. We feel that our role as gallerists is to do the proper due diligence to make sure the art is of quality and the artists have an original approach and are consistent in their work.
While I must admit that the potential of an artist’s career possibly taking off and prices going up certainly adds to the thrill of acquiring, it doesn’t compare to the metaphysical value. Collecting art is about surrounding yourself with meaningful objects that reflect the time, society and most importantly yourself. My father explained to me once that many people have it wrong when they think that love is about striving to be loved by someone, when instead true happiness originates in the active act of loving someone, or something for that matter. He went on by telling me that he is of course happy when we, his children, tell him that we love him, but he felt that even if we didn’t, it wouldn’t change how much he loved us and his happiness derives from that. Consequently, the love he feels for each work of art in his collection fulfills him and evokes positive emotions of joy and pride of ownership. The memories of each acquisition were etched in his memory because each purchase was important to him and my mother. He even went so far as to say his biggest mistakes were not purchases of artists who didn’t develop as he had hoped; instead his biggest regrets were the paintings he loved and didn’t buy.
With every work of art that we acquire, we learn something new and now that our family has been in the art business for 40 years, we can say without a doubt, that every day of this journey is still as new and exciting as it was in the beginning. Our heartfelt gratitude goes to the many artists that have been a part of this journey. They sacrifice so much for their vision and they make the world a interestingly beautiful place. And of course, to our patrons that have trusted us to help them find extraordinary works for their homes and collections, whether it was one work or one hundred twenty-one.
Let’s face it, there are few purchases in our lives that matter. Most of the things we buy, we use and ultimately we discard of them. However, the more meaningful purchases are difficult to hold on to. We cannot keep every car we have ever purchased, or every home we ever lived in. Art is different. I still own almost every single work of art I ever bought. Obviously, we have acquired and sold thousands of works of art through the gallery, but the works I acquired for myself, I still hold on to. Not everything is on display of course and this “collection” * Read the 2015 Palm Springs Art Museum Catalog and Christian’s foreword here: www.hohmannfineart.com/ac2015
We look forward to celebrating this anniversary with you! We hope that you will continue to follow us on this journey and allow us to keep tempting you with beautiful and fascinating works of art. Warm regards,
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40 Years It was out of passion for art that the newlyweds Ursula and Werner Hohmann decided to open a gallery in the town of Walsrode in Northern Germany. Both lived in the United States when they met and both were passionate about art and the arts. When they moved back to the family compound in Germany to start a family, the natural instinct was to bring metropolitan culture along. In 1976 they modified the house that had been in family possession since 1946 and opened a Vienniese Cafehouse to pay respect to Ursula Hohmann’s Austrian heritage. At the same time they added a Fine Art Gallery as well, Galerie Hohmann, which would soon evolve into a cultural center with exhibitions, con-
Galerie Hohmann in 1976
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certs, poetry readings, performances and any other cultural happening one can think of. In four decades more than 300 exhibitions and countless events took place in this house. Their son Christian joined the family business in 1995 and opened galleries in Hamburg and Berlin. He later joined Eva Hart, Ursula Hohmann’s sister, in the US, where she owned and operated galleries in Carmel, Chicago and Palm Desert. Today the brand HOHMANN has achieved trademark status in the US and Hohmann Fine Art continues the legacy, exhibiting artists from all over the world, participating in art fairs and publishing art catalogs. 6
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Every year in late November or early December the entire art world comes together in Miami. Collectors fly in from all over the globe to acquire art and to see what’s new. More than 100,000 people come to see more than 25 art fairs anchored aroud Art Basel Miami Beach and Art Miami in the Wynwood Design District. The following pages are a preview of some of the artists we are featuring in Miami.
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Hans Baldung Grien | “Death and Maiden” | 1518 Reutimann’s “Death of Venus” leaves visitors with a chilling sense of mortality. A Memento Mori or Vanitas image in the tradition of great Renaissance artists, Reutimann put a contemporary spin on the art historical theme of “Death and Young Maiden”. The life-size bronze sculpture of a beautiful body of a woman in the pose of Botticelli’s “Venus” towers on an elegant Mahogany pedestal. Reutimann finished her in a Ferrari Red in actual glossy automotive paint, creating a perfect surface and adding to the seductiveness of the work. Her face however, is a hollow eyed skull, leaving the viewer with a conflicting set of visuals. In art history artists often depicted a beautiful young woman next to a skeleton to remind us that beauty and youth are fleeting and mortality is evident. Reutimann combined both figures in this very intense early work that paved the way for many of his current sculptures.
1. Roger Reutimann “Death of Venus” Bronze and Automotive Paint 72” x 44” x 44” | Edition of 2 +AP
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“Plastic Landscapes” is the title of the recent series of paintings to which the installation at Context Art Miami belongs.
2. Kimber Berry “Infinite Gardener” Mixed Media on Canvas | 72” x 60”
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3. Kimber Berry “Not All Who Wander Are Lost” Mixed Media on Canvas | 48” x 36”
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4. Kimber Berry “The Determinate Past of Something Yet To Come” Mixed Media on Canvas | 60” x 48”
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5. Julian Voss-Andreae “Onah seated” Stainless Steel 39” x 25” x 21” | Edition of 6 + 2AP
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6. jd hansen “Warmth of an Echo” Bronze and Copper Wire 36” x 24” x 8” | Edition of 9
7. jd hansen “Valley of the Sunrise” Bronze and Copper Wire 75” x 120” 57” | Edition of 9
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8. Pascal Pierme “Pallo 1” Steel | Edition of 8 84” x 36” x 18”
9. Pascal Pierme “Bodina Verde 1” Mixed Media/Wood 72” x 20”
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10. Robert Freimark “Lake Michigan”, 1964 Mixed Media on Canvas 72” x 70”
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11. Robert Freimark “Fiesta”, 1964 Mixed Media on Canvas 51” x 53”
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Art Palm Springs, former Palm Springs Fine Art Fair takes place during Modernism Week in February at the Palm Springs Convention Center. It has evolved into the main attraction during that week with 50 galleries from all over the world and more than 15,000 visitors.
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Palm Desert and Beyond Everybody loves coming to Palm Desert. Only a twohour drive from Los Angeles, the “desert� as we call it, has an atmosphere that is unique in the world. It feels like a world away from the hectic and fast pace of the city. Entertainers like Frank Sinatra and Bob Hope, former Presidents and Hollywood’s finest have come here for decades to unwind and are responsible for the original fame of the Palm Springs area. Today, more than a hundred golf courses and eight months of perfect weather throughout the winter season have attracted more than 150,000 savy people to make this their second home.
The BNP Paribas international tennis tournament, the Palm Springs Art Fair, Modernism Week, and several music festivals, fashion shows, golf tournaments, film festivals and countless other events attract people from around the world to visit and stay. Although the gallery conducts a major part of the business online, there is nothing like spending time one on one. As a client you get invited to all of our fun events and opening receptions where you get to meet the artists, mingle with fellow art collectors and be the first to see new works. If you are not able to make it out to the Desert, then we hope to see you at one of the many art fairs we participate in every year.
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Laurent Craste is one of the most relevant contemporary ceramic artists. The 2016 publication “New Age of Ceramcis”, a compendium of the greatest currently working cermaic artists, features his work on the cover. We are in preparation of his first solo exhibition in our gallery and new works will be arriving soon.
12. Laurent Craste “Iconocraste Aux Bat” Ceramic and Baseball Bat 42” x 12” x 26” | Unique
13. Laurent Craste “The Vengeance of the Maid” Ceramic and Scissors 22” x 10” x 11” | Unique
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15. Bernard Dunaux “White ColorScape” Mixed Media on Canvas, Resin 70” x 58”
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16. Bernard Dunaux “WIndows” Mixed Media on Canvas 65” x 83”
Bernard Dunaux is a very up and coming Los Angeles based artists with a promising career. In the tradition of great abstract artists he has found his own voice and works on each painting with meditation-like endurance, patience and diligance. We signed Dunaux this last summer and we are preparing for an exhibition coming this season. 31
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17. Tricia Rissmann “Bliss” Mixed Media on Canvas | 48” x 48”
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18. Michael Azgour “Vintage Vacation Memories” Oil on Canvas, Triptych 48” x 108”
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19. Michael Azgour “Highline” Oil on Canvas 59” x 102” (diptych)
Michael Azgour is currently working on a new exhibition that will take place in January/February 2017. He will be visiting from Poland during that time and has planned to attend the opening reception. He also hinted that he will have a surprise for his fans and collectors.
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This is one of six new works that we are expecting from Zivana Gojanovic in January or February. We are forming a waiting list now. Please let us know if you would like to be notified.
20. Zivana Gojanovic “Lady and Unicorn” Mixed Media on Canvas 60” x 72”
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21. Zivana Gojanovic “Treasure” Mixed Media on Canvas 48” x 48”
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CLEMENS KINDLING ESTATE After the passing of Maria Kindling, Clemens widow, earlier this year, the Estate is now represented by their daughter. She has pledged a number of important paintings to be released throughout the coming year and we are preparing for an exhibition towards the end of the season to honor this great master. 38
22. Clemens Kindling “Still Life with Violin” Oil on Canvas 28” x 36”
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23. Neil Nagy “Aro” Mixed Media on Paper 40” x 26” unframed 52” x 37” framed
Nagy had been working on new works on paper and we will be the first gallery to receive the new works when they are ready. Please let us know if you are interested and we will let you know when this new exhibition takes place.
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For Your Consideration For four decades, our family has searched for intriguing works of art that are worthy of collecting because of their quality, not their price tag. For the 40th anniversary we assembled a collection of 40 works of art for your consideration, each one living up to the standards that make a great work of art: Originality, consistency, quality. We hope that you will enjoy this selection of outstanding works of art and we look forward to hearing from you.
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26. John Helton “Balance in Motion” Bronze Sculpture | 88” x 55” x 64”
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24. Robert Dunahay “Burn” Oil on Canvas 88” x 50”
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Among the many commissions in public spaces, the recent installation at the Mall of America is certainly an accomplishment in terms of visibility with 35 to 40 million visitors per year. Although the gallery always displays one or two of Helton’s sculptures most of his work is site specific and commissioned. Please view our catalog about John Heton for more images and inspirations for your home or commercial building. www.hohmann.cat/helton
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25. John Helton “Fluid Rythm” Bronze | Unique 34” x 29” x 24”
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27. Gerd Lieder “Water Ballet” Oil on Canvas 49” x 53”
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29. Heiner Meyer “Icecapades” Oil on Canvas 43” x 35”
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30. Heiner Meyer “Clown Club of America” Oil on Canvas 65” x 49”
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31. Armin Mueller-Stahl “Children of Olympus II” Mixed Media on Paper 30” x 22” unframed 46”x 36” framed
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32. Roger Reutimann “Perception #1” Glassfiber and Automotive Paint Edition of 2 + AP
33. Roger Reutimann “Perception #18” Bronze and Automotive Paint 26” x 28” x 12” Edition of 6 + AP
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34. Christopher Schulz “Revisal” Bronze | Edition of 9 32” x 7” x 7” This is the last exemplar.
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35. Christopher Schulz “Upward Mobility” Stainess Steel | Edition of 9 32” x 15” x 23”
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36. Doug Smith “A long Way Off” Oil on Canvas 36” x 96” (diptych)
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37. Karin Voelker “Evening Hour” Oil on Canvas 55” x 47”
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38. Karin Voelker “Two Friends at Dusk” Oil on Canvas 84” x 60”
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39. Rimi Yang “La Paloma” Oil on Canvas 48” x 48”
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40. Rimi Yang “Yumeko’s Journey” Oil on Canvas 42” x 36”
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