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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. Sonnenblumen by Karl Hofer, Um 1946, Öl auf Leinwand, sold Dec 2007
    Sonnenblumen, Um 1946
    Oil
    80 × 60 cm
    Grisebach · · Lot 269
    €42,126≈ $62,182≈ £30,101Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €40,000–60,000View at Grisebach ↗
  2. Fünf Männer in der Höhle by Karl Hofer, 1950, Öl auf Leinwand, sold Dec 2007
    Fünf Männer in der Höhle, 1950
    Oil
    100 × 80,5 cm
    Grisebach · · Lot 270
    €20,230≈ $29,862≈ £14,455Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €20,000–30,000View at Grisebach ↗
  3. Tessiner Landschaft by Karl Hofer, 1936, Öl auf Leinwand, sold Dec 2007
    Tessiner Landschaft, 1936
    Oil
    48 × 64 cm
    Grisebach · · Lot 271
    €41,650≈ $61,480≈ £29,761Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €35,000–45,000View at Grisebach ↗
  4. Kinderbildnis mit Mütze by Karl Hofer, Um 1939, Öl auf Leinwand, sold Nov 2007
    Kinderbildnis mit Mütze, Um 1939
    Oil
    48 × 40,3 cm
    Grisebach · · Lot 78
    €220,150≈ $324,963≈ £157,306Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €40,000–60,000View at Grisebach ↗
  5. Heisser Abend by Karl Hofer, 1943, Öl auf Leinwand, sold Nov 2007
    Heisser Abend, 1943
    Oil
    77 × 74 cm
    Grisebach · · Lot 79
    €92,820≈ $137,012≈ £66,324Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €60,000–80,000View at Grisebach ↗
  6. Drei Akte im Walde by Karl Hofer, Öl auf Karton, sold Nov 2007
    Drei Akte im Walde
    Oil
    56,7 x 48 cm
    Lempertz · · Lot 151
    €20,400≈ $30,066≈ £14,581Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €20,000–25,000View at Lempertz ↗
  7. Novize II by Karl Hofer, 1922, Lithograph, sold Sep 2007
    Novize II, 1922
    Lithograph
    44,5 : 32,2 cm (17,5 : 12,6 in)
    Ketterer Kunst · · Lot 29
    €384≈ $526≈ £260Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €400–View at Ketterer Kunst ↗
  8. Sitzender und ein stehender weiblicher Akt by Karl Hofer, 1930, Oil on canvas, sold Jun 2007
    Sitzender und ein stehender weiblicher Akt, 1930
    Oil · Canvas
    46,5 x 31 cm ( 18,3 x 12,2 in)
    Ketterer Kunst · · Lot 192
    €45,600≈ $60,853≈ £30,826Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €24,000–View at Ketterer Kunst ↗
  9. Sediaci akt by Karl Hofer, okolo 1920, olej na kartóne, sold Jun 2007
    Sediaci akt, okolo 1920
    Oil · Board
    61 x 45 cm
    SOGA · · Lot 206
    €6,639≈ $8,860≈ £4,488HammerSign up free to seeView at SOGA ↗
  10. Chevana (Hindu-Mädchen) by Karl Hofer, Aquarell über schwarzer Kreidezeichnung auf festem Zeichenpapier mit Perforation am linken Rand, sold Jun 2007
    Chevana (Hindu-Mädchen)
    Watercolor
    48,5 x 31 cm
    Lempertz · · Lot 658
    €4,284≈ $5,756≈ £2,894Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €4,000–5,000View at Lempertz ↗
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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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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