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Swiss · 1878–1955 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 413 of 507 lots (81% of works) have a usable creation date; the others are listed at the end by the decade they were sold. Each work is shown once, even when it sold more than once.

Karl Hofer: works at auction by decade the work was made. Each work counted once; medians use sold works only, in US dollars.
Decade madeWorksSoldMedian sold priceMain medium
1890s52$373Sign upAquatint
1900s65$44.2kSign upOil
1910s1616$74.3kSign upOil
1920s10796$17.8kSign upOil
1930s8078$52kSign upOil
1940s105101$51.1kSign upOil
1950s8582$28.7kSign upOil

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1890s 5 works

Sold
2 of 5
Median
$373Sign up
Average
$373Sign up
Typical size
5 × 7 in (13 × 18 cm)
Mediums
Aquatint (2), Etching (2), Lithograph (1)
Subjects
—

1900s 6 works

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5 of 6
Median
$44.2kSign up
Average
$42kSign up
Typical size
29.5 × 27 in (75 × 69 cm)
Mediums
Oil (5), Drawing (1)
Subjects
—

1910s 16 works

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16 of 16
Median
$74.3kSign up
Average
$83.7kSign up
Typical size
25.5 × 21.5 in (65 × 55 cm)
Mediums
Oil (14), Watercolor (1), Lithograph (1)
Subjects
Beach scenes (1)
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1920s 107 works

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96 of 107
Median
$17.8kSign up
Average
$80.3kSign up
Typical size
17 × 13.5 in (43 × 35 cm)
Mediums
Oil (47), Lithograph (36), Drawing (13)
Subjects
Landscapes (5)
Show 12 more (1920s)

…and 83 more works from this group in the full results list.

1930s 80 works

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78 of 80
Median
$52kSign up
Average
$98.9kSign up
Typical size
20 × 22 in (51 × 56 cm)
Mediums
Oil (60), Drawing (14), Lithograph (2)
Subjects
Landscapes (7), Figures & portraits (1)
Show 12 more (1930s)

…and 56 more works from this group in the full results list.

1940s 105 works

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101 of 105
Median
$51.1kSign up
Average
$77.8kSign up
Typical size
23.5 × 19.5 in (59 × 50 cm)
Mediums
Oil (78), Drawing (16), Lithograph (7)
Subjects
Landscapes (3), Figures & portraits (1)
Show 12 more (1940s)

…and 81 more works from this group in the full results list.

1950s 85 works

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82 of 85
Median
$28.7kSign up
Average
$37kSign up
Typical size
33 × 25.5 in (84 × 65 cm)
Mediums
Oil (69), Drawing (8), Gouache (4)
Subjects
Beach scenes (1), Flowers & still life (1), Abstract (1)
Show 12 more (1950s)

…and 61 more works from this group in the full results list.

Creation date not recorded

93 works have no cataloged or signed date. They are grouped here by the decade they were last sold, which says nothing about when they were made.

Undated, sold in the 2000s 36 works

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36 of 36
Median
$24.4kSign up
Average
$34.7kSign up
Typical size
22 × 19 in (56 × 48 cm)
Mediums
Oil (19), Drawing (10), Lithograph (3)
Subjects
Landscapes (5), Figures & portraits (2)
Show 6 more (2000s)

…and 24 more works from this group in the full results list.

Undated, sold in the 2010s 50 works

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45 of 50
Median
$17.7kSign up
Average
$59.1kSign up
Typical size
18 × 15.5 in (46 × 40 cm)
Mediums
Oil (26), Drawing (14), Lithograph (9)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (4)
Show 6 more (2010s)

…and 38 more works from this group in the full results list.

Undated, sold in the 2020s 7 works

Sold
6 of 7
Median
$591Sign up
Average
$1.4kSign up
Typical size
15.5 × 15.5 in (40 × 40 cm)
Mediums
Lithograph (3), Oil (2), Watercolor (1)
Subjects
Birds (1)
Show 1 more (2020s)

Medians and averages count sold works only (each work's most recent sale), in US dollars at the sale-date rate. Works cataloged as “attributed to”, “circle of” or similar are left out. All Karl Hofer auction results →