Mid 20th Century Hildegarde Haas Geometric Abstract Watercolor Painting, "Bach English Suite No. 2 in a Minor - VI Gigue"

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Hildegarde Haas was an American artist born in Germany in 1926 and moved to the United States in 1937; she … Read more Hildegarde Haas was an American artist born in Germany in 1926 and moved to the United States in 1937; she died 2002. Haas experienced a perceptual phenomenon called projective synesthesia. This gift (shared by other artists such as van Gogh and Billy Joel) was such that stimulation of one sensory pathway lead to automatic involuntary experiences in a second sensory pathway. Haas saw colors, shapes or forms when experiencing audio stimulation. This watercolor and mixed pigment painting on paper is a product of this gift. See less