Karl Hofer
Swiss · 1878–1955 · Painter, Printmaker
Karl Christian Ludwig Hofer or Carl Hofer was a German expressionist painter. He was director of the Berlin Academy of Fine Arts. (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
ArbeitsloseKetterer Kunst · €817,000≈ $990,776≈ £754,015Sign up to see
Sitzender Akt mit blauem KissenGrisebach · €697,000≈ $739,656≈ £489,839Sign up to see
Pierrot und HarlekinGrisebach · €575,000≈ $650,728≈ £422,852Sign up to see
Karl Hofer’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).
ArtSell has recorded 504 auction results for Karl Hofer between 2001 and 2026, of which 475 sold (94%). A further 4 lots were offered at auction without a published result. Recorded sale prices range from $22Sign up free to see to $991kSign up free to see. The highest price recorded is $991kSign up free to see for Arbeitslose at Ketterer Kunst in December 2020. The most common medium is oil paintings (328 lots). Most results come from Grisebach (194), Ketterer Kunst (119) and Van Ham (69).
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- €300≈ $344≈ £260Sign up free to see
- Zwei Tanzende, 1922€550≈ $631≈ £477Sign up free to see
- Zwei Mädchen am Fenster, 1923€200≈ $229≈ £173Sign up free to see
- Drei badende Mädchen, 1923€240≈ $275≈ £208Sign up free to see
- €240≈ $275≈ £208Sign up free to see
- Zwei Mädchen, tanzend, 1923€280≈ $321≈ £243Sign up free to see
- Vier Mädchen, 1923€240≈ $275≈ £208Sign up free to see
- Zwei Mädchen im Wasser, 1923€200≈ $229≈ £173Sign up free to see
- Junge mit Maske, 1946€45,720≈ $53,218≈ £39,517Sign up free to see
- Mädchen mit Kürbissen, Circa 1929/1930€190,500≈ $221,742≈ £164,656Sign up free to see
Also offered, result not published (4)
Lots by Karl Hofer that were offered at auction where the house did not publish whether they sold. Not counted in any statistics.
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Karl Hofer: quick facts
What is the highest price paid for a work by Karl Hofer at auction?
$990,776Sign up free to see, for Arbeitslose at Ketterer Kunst (December 2020) — the highest price in ArtSell’s records.
What is a typical auction price for Karl Hofer?
The median sale price is $37.3kSign up free to see across 475 priced sales. Prices vary by medium, size and date — see the price chart & statistics.
How many works by Karl Hofer have sold at auction?
475 of 504 recorded lots sold between 2001 and 2026. 4 further lots were offered with no published result and are not counted.
Which auction houses sell Karl Hofer?
Grisebach, Ketterer Kunst and Van Ham account for the most recorded results. Grisebach · Ketterer Kunst · Van Ham
About Karl Hofer
Karl Christian Ludwig Hofer or Carl Hofer was a German expressionist painter. He was director of the Berlin Academy of Fine Arts.
From Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
In museum collections
Pair of Lovers, 1922
Wikimedia Commons · Public domainMen Sitting at a Table, 1926
Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp · Public domainDas Nest (The Nest), from Genius, Zeitschrift für werdende und alte Kunst (Magazine for Emerging and Ancient Art), Year 3, No. 1, 1921
Vanderbilt Museum of Art · Public domain
Cleveland Museum of Art · CC0
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