Martha Visser't Hooft (American, 1906-1994) Black Mesa
| Lot #: 95 Martha Visser't Hooft (American, 1906-1994) Black Mesa |
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Oil on canvas. Signed 'VISSER't HOOFT 46' (lower right). Exhibited: The Hardwood Museum of Art, Taos, New Mexico, May 22 - September 11, 2016. |
| 30 x 48 in. |
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Provenance The Artist. Private collection, circa 1990. Sotheby's - New York, Sept. 16, 2005. Peyton Wright Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico. Private collection, Buffalo, New York. |
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Condition Some areas of craquelure. |
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Auction Date Mar 19, 2026 |
| Estimate: $4,000-$6,000 |
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Martha Visser’t Hooft (American, 1906-1994)
Martha Visser’t Hooft was an American painter and teacher. She was known for her modernist painting, as well as contributions to artists societies in Buffalo, New York. In 1933, Visser’t Hooft co-founded the Patteran Society, created as a progressive arts society in Buffalo. Through the late 1940s and 1950s, her work was exhibited internationally through the Contemporary Arts Gallery in New York. From 1956 to 1958 she taught at the University of Buffalo. Visser’t Hooft’s paintings are collected across the United States. Public collections include the Albright Knox Art Gallery, the Whitney Museum of American Art, The Burchfield Penney Art Center, and the Columbia Museum of Art.
Martha Visser’t Hooft was an American painter and teacher. She was known for her modernist painting, as well as contributions to artists societies in Buffalo, New York. In 1933, Visser’t Hooft co-founded the Patteran Society, created as a progressive arts society in Buffalo. Through the late 1940s and 1950s, her work was exhibited internationally through the Contemporary Arts Gallery in New York. From 1956 to 1958 she taught at the University of Buffalo. Visser’t Hooft’s paintings are collected across the United States. Public collections include the Albright Knox Art Gallery, the Whitney Museum of American Art, The Burchfield Penney Art Center, and the Columbia Museum of Art.
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