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

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  1. Karl Hofer, Die Lesende (Lesepause), Um 1935, Bleistift und Kohle auf Papier, auf Kaliko aufgezogen
    Die Lesende (Lesepause), Um 1935
    Drawing
    50,8 × 36,6 cm
    Grisebach · · Lot 482
    €15,000≈ $16,827≈ £10,976Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €10,000–15,000View at Grisebach ↗
  2. Karl Hofer, Weiße Obstschale, 1947, Öl auf Leinwand
    Weiße Obstschale, 1947
    Oil
    34,5 × 39 cm
    Grisebach · · Lot 483
    €52,500≈ $58,895≈ £38,415Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €25,000–35,000View at Grisebach ↗
  3. Karl Hofer, Drei Frauen. 1940er Jahre, Bleistift auf Papier
    Drei Frauen. 1940er Jahre
    Drawing
    26,8 × 18,7 cm
    Grisebach · · Lot 484
    €3,125≈ $3,506≈ £2,287Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €2,500–3,500View at Grisebach ↗
  4. Karl Hofer, Komposition (Drei badende Frauen), 1945, Öl auf Leinwand
    Komposition (Drei badende Frauen), 1945
    Oil
    60 × 45 cm
    Grisebach · · Lot 486
    €30,000≈ $33,654≈ £21,952Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €20,000–30,000View at Grisebach ↗
  5. Karl Hofer, Selbstportrait, Um 1940, Tuschpinsel auf Papier
    Selbstportrait, Um 1940
    Drawing
    44,9 × 30 cm
    Grisebach · · Lot 488
    €15,000≈ $16,827≈ £10,976Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €12,000–15,000View at Grisebach ↗
  6. Karl Hofer, Skizzenbuch, Um 1945, Skizzenbuch im originalen Pappeinband mit 32 Zeichnungen und Skizzen in Bleistift
    Skizzenbuch, Um 1945
    Drawing
    23,5 × 16,3 cm
    Grisebach · · Lot 489
    €5,000≈ $5,609≈ £3,659Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €3,000–4,000View at Grisebach ↗
  7. Karl Hofer, Skizzenbuch, Um 1945, Leinengebundenes Skizzenbuch mit 18 Zeichnungen und Skizzen in Bleistift und Kohle
    Skizzenbuch, Um 1945
    Drawing
    37,7 × 29 cm
    Grisebach · · Lot 490
    €7,500≈ $8,414≈ £5,488Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €4,000–6,000View at Grisebach ↗
  8. Karl Hofer, Sonnenblumen in einer Vase, 1946, Öl auf Leinwand
    Sonnenblumen in einer Vase, 1946
    Oil
    97 × 71 cm
    Grisebach · · Lot 32
    €118,750≈ $134,389≈ £87,328Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €70,000–90,000View at Grisebach ↗
  9. Karl Hofer, Pierrot und Harlekin, Um 1923, Öl auf Leinwand
    Pierrot und Harlekin, Um 1923
    Oil
    117,5 × 90,5 cm
    Grisebach · · Lot 33
    €575,000≈ $650,728≈ £422,852Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €200,000–300,000View at Grisebach ↗
  10. Karl Hofer, Frau in Ruinen, 1945, Öl auf Leinwand
    Frau in Ruinen, 1945
    Oil
    100 × 65 cm
    Grisebach · · Lot 34
    €187,500≈ $212,194≈ £137,887Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €100,000–150,000View at Grisebach ↗
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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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