The impressionistic method leads into a complete splitting and dissolution of all areas involved in the composition, and … - Hans Hofmann

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Hans Hofmann

The impressionistic method leads into a complete splitting and dissolution of all areas involved in the composition, and color is used to create an overall effect of light. The color is, through such a shading down from the highest light in the deepest shadows, sacrified an degraded to a (black-and-white) function. This leads to the destructions of the color as color.

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