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Hans Gustav Burkhardt Swiss-American, 1904-1994 Oil on canvas Signed and dated 1969 lower right. Abstract composition, framed. Hans Burkhardt was born in Basel, Switzerland in 1904, and emigrated to New York in 1924. Upon his arrival in New York, he aligned himself with the pioneers of what was to later emerge as the New York School. He associated with artists such as, Willem De Kooning and Arshile Gorky, even sharing Gorky's studio between 1928 and 1937. In 1937, he moved to Los Angeles where he independently pursued his Abstract Expressionist style. His first solo exhibition was in 1939 at the Stendahl Gallery. During his career, Burkhardt created what many now regard as some of the most powerful examples of Abstract Expressionism. Burkhardt's works are included in the collections of such major museums as the British Museum, Irish Museum of Modern Art, Guggenheim Museum, Whitney Museum, Hirshhorn Museum, Palace of the Legion Honor, Santa Barbara Museum and Los Angeles County Museum. In 1992, Burkhardt was honored in New York by the American Academy of Art for his lifetime achievement.