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Karl Hofer, The Letter

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)

€817,000≈ $990,776≈ £754,015Sign uprecord price · incl. premiumArbeitsloseKetterer Kunst523lots offered2001–2026years recorded94%sold (490)$35.4kSign up free to seemedian price

10 works by Karl Hofer with an auction history (offered more than once) →

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  1. Arbeitslose by Karl Hofer, 1932, Oil on canvas, sold Dec 2020ArbeitsloseKetterer Kunst · €817,000≈ $990,776≈ £754,015Sign up to see
  2. Sitzender Akt mit blauem Kissen by Karl Hofer, 1927, Öl auf Leinwand, sold Nov 2015Sitzender Akt mit blauem KissenGrisebach · €697,000≈ $739,656≈ £489,839Sign up to see
  3. Pierrot und Harlekin by Karl Hofer, Um 1923, Öl auf Leinwand, sold Jun 2015Pierrot und HarlekinGrisebach · €575,000≈ $650,728≈ £422,852Sign up to see

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  1. Spankorb mit Birnen by Karl Hofer, Um 1928, Öl auf Leinwand, sold Nov 2010
    Spankorb mit Birnen, Um 1928
    Oil
    48,5 × 55,5 cm
    Grisebach · · Lot 257
    €48,800≈ $64,538≈ £41,223Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €40,000–60,000View at Grisebach ↗
  2. Drei Mädchen am Tisch (Kartenspielerinnen) by Karl Hofer, Um 1939, Öl auf Leinwand. Doubliert, sold Nov 2010
    Drei Mädchen am Tisch (Kartenspielerinnen), Um 1939
    Oil
    35,5 × 33,7 cm
    Grisebach · · Lot 258
    €67,100≈ $88,740≈ £56,681Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €35,000–45,000View at Grisebach ↗
  3. Mädchen by Karl Hofer, Um 1947, Aquarell, Gouache, Tuschfeder und Bleistift auf leichtem Karton (Prägestempel: Progress), sold Nov 2010
    Mädchen, Um 1947
    Gouache
    59,2 × 37 cm
    Grisebach · · Lot 259
    €18,300≈ $24,202≈ £15,458Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €15,000–20,000View at Grisebach ↗
  4. Zuschauer by Karl Hofer, 1951, Öl auf Leinwand, sold Nov 2010
    Zuschauer, 1951
    Oil
    74 × 95 cm
    Grisebach · · Lot 260
    €36,600≈ $48,404≈ £30,917Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €30,000–40,000View at Grisebach ↗
  5. Blumenelf by Karl Hofer, 1954, Öl auf Hartfaser, sold Nov 2010
    Blumenelf, 1954
    Oil
    64 × 48 cm
    Grisebach · · Lot 278
    €31,720≈ $41,950≈ £26,795Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €15,000–20,000View at Grisebach ↗
  6. Stehende – Halbakt mit lila Kopftuch by Karl Hofer, Um 1936, Öl auf Leinwand, sold Nov 2010
    Stehende – Halbakt mit lila Kopftuch, Um 1936
    Oil
    60,5 × 39,5 cm
    Grisebach · · Lot 55
    €122,000≈ $161,345≈ £103,056Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €70,000–90,000View at Grisebach ↗
  7. Birnenstilleben by Karl Hofer, 1943, Öl auf Leinwand, sold Nov 2010
    Birnenstilleben, 1943
    Oil
    45,2 × 55,2 cm
    Grisebach · · Lot 56
    €50,020≈ $66,151≈ £42,253Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €35,000–45,000View at Grisebach ↗
  8. Montagnola (?) by Karl Hofer, 1939, Oil on canvas, sold Oct 2010
    Montagnola (?), 1939
    Oil · Canvas
    40,7 x 66,5 cm (16 x 26,1 in)
    Ketterer Kunst · · Lot 209
    €29,280≈ $40,799≈ £25,980Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €18,000–View at Ketterer Kunst ↗
  9. Mädchenkopf by Karl Hofer, Um 1945, Lithographie, sold Jun 2010
    Mädchenkopf, Um 1945
    Lithograph
    Bl. 50 x 37,5 cm
    Schmidt Kunstauktionen Dresden · · Lot 323
    €300≈ $364≈ £249HammerSign up free to seeEst. €480–View at Schmidt Kunstauktionen Dresden ↗
  10. Italienisches Städtchen by Karl Hofer, 1923, Oil on canvas, sold Jun 2010
    Italienisches Städtchen, 1923
    Oil · Canvas
    47,5 x 70 cm (18,7 x 27,5 in)
    Ketterer Kunst · · Lot 57
    €36,600≈ $44,385≈ £30,353Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €25,000–View at Ketterer Kunst ↗
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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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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

  • Karl Hofer, Pair of LoversPair of Lovers, 1922
    Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
  • Karl Hofer, Men Sitting at a TableMen Sitting at a Table, 1926
    Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp · Public domain
  • Karl Hofer, Das Nest (The Nest), from Genius, Zeitschrift für werdende und alte Kunst (Magazine for Emerging and Ancient Art), Year 3, No. 1Das 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
  • Karl Hofer, The LetterThe Letter, 1934
    Cleveland Museum of Art · CC0

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