Hans Hartung (1904-1989) was a German-French abstract painter whose works appear in art gallery newsletters sent to Jeffrey Epstein's email address. The mentions are exclusively from commercial art communications, not investigative documents.

All 12 mentions of Hans Hartung appear in promotional emails from Nahmad Contemporary art gallery sent to Epstein's [email protected] address between September 2019 and March 2021. The emails advertise Hartung exhibitions, particularly a Museum of Modern Art Paris retrospective titled 'La fabrique du geste,' and offer Hartung paintings from the 1970s-1980s for sale. Hartung himself never appears as a participant in any correspondence—rather, his artworks are featured in gallery marketing materials sent to Epstein's inbox, likely because Epstein was on the gallery's mailing list as a collector.

Key Highlights

• •All mentions occur in art gallery marketing emails from Nahmad Contemporary, a high-end gallery dealing in modern and contemporary art
• •The emails span September 2019 through March 2021, continuing even after Epstein's death in August 2019, indicating automated mailing list subscriptions
• •Hartung was already deceased (died 1989) during all the email correspondence, so mentions refer exclusively to his artworks being offered for sale
• •The March 2021 email offered three Hartung paintings from the 1970s as part of an online viewing room during FIAC (International Contemporary Art Fair)
• •Hans Hartung was a renowned abstract expressionist whose works are held by major museums worldwide and command significant prices at auction

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