Yes, It was Hans Hofmann. There's a reference to it in my Wm. Seitz' catalog re Hofmann's show at MOMA in 1963. I saw that show. I also recall Hans Hofmann saying something similar to me in Sept. 1965 in Provincetown when I had a nice conversation with him. It's one of his most famous sayings, perhaps second only to "push and pull".
WC --- On Sun, 9/28/08, William Conger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: William Conger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: Marks on Canvas > To: [email protected] > Date: Sunday, September 28, 2008, 5:08 PM > Hans Hofmann. > > WC > > > > > --- On Sun, 9/28/08, imago Asthetik > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > From: imago Asthetik <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Subject: Marks on Canvas > > To: [email protected] > > Date: Sunday, September 28, 2008, 4:41 PM > > Could someone help me identify this (no doubt badly) > > paraphrased motto: > > > > The first mark on a canvas is actually the fifth > > > > I know the original utterance belongs to an AbEx > painter (I > > am tempted to > > say, Rothko, but I have no idea where that association > > comes from), and that > > Mr Conger has uttered it here on the forum. If anyone > > knows of a reference > > to it in print, I would be very grateful. > > > > Many thanks, > > > > IMAGO
