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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 Kunst521lots offered2001–2026years recorded94%sold (488)$35.6kSign 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

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).

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  1. Traubenstilleben by Karl Hofer, 1928, Öl auf Leinwand, sold May 2014
    Traubenstilleben, 1928
    Oil
    41 × 56,5 cm
    Grisebach · · Lot 51
    €125,000≈ $170,150≈ £101,813Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €40,000–60,000View at Grisebach ↗
  2. Alter Mann mit Kind by Karl Hofer, 1924, Öl auf Leinwand, sold May 2014
    Alter Mann mit Kind, 1924
    Oil
    69 × 87 cm
    Grisebach · · Lot 53
    €187,500≈ $255,225≈ £152,720Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €150,000–200,000View at Grisebach ↗
  3. Auf einem Stuhl sitzender Jungmädchen-Akt by Karl Hofer, 1920, Charcoal drawing, sold Dec 2013
    Auf einem Stuhl sitzender Jungmädchen-Akt, 1920
    Drawing
    55,5 x 42 cm (21,8 x 16,5 in)
    Ketterer Kunst · · Lot 25
    €5,000≈ $6,831≈ £4,179Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €2,500–View at Ketterer Kunst ↗
  4. Mann mit grüner Fahne by Karl Hofer, 1952, Oil on canvas, sold Dec 2013
    Mann mit grüner Fahne, 1952
    Oil · Canvas
    145 x 64 cm (57 x 25,1 in)
    Ketterer Kunst · · Lot 361
    €64,660≈ $88,332≈ £54,042Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €60,000–View at Ketterer Kunst ↗
  5. Frierende mit Badetuch und Turban by Karl Hofer, 1945, Oil on canvas, sold Dec 2013
    Frierende mit Badetuch und Turban, 1945
    Oil · Canvas
    57 x 37 cm (22,4 x 14,5 in)
    Ketterer Kunst · · Lot 365
    €64,660≈ $88,332≈ £54,042Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €35,000–View at Ketterer Kunst ↗
  6. Schwarzmond by Karl Hofer, 1948, Oil on canvas, sold Dec 2013
    Schwarzmond, 1948
    Oil · Canvas
    114,5 x 80,5 cm (45 x 31,6 in)
    Ketterer Kunst · · Lot 367
    €164,700≈ $224,997≈ £137,655Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €100,000–View at Ketterer Kunst ↗
  7. Mädchen mit Zweig by Karl Hofer, 1945, Bleistift auf Papier, sold Nov 2013
    Mädchen mit Zweig, 1945
    Drawing
    28 × 20,8 cm
    Grisebach · · Lot 1094
    €4,125≈ $5,615≈ £3,435Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €2,000–3,000View at Grisebach ↗
  8. Römische Campagna mit Mauleselreiter by Karl Hofer, 1904, Öl auf Leinwand, sold Nov 2013
    Römische Campagna mit Mauleselreiter, 1904
    Oil
    42 × 52 cm
    Grisebach · · Lot 406
    €32,500≈ $44,236≈ £27,064Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €20,000–30,000View at Grisebach ↗
  9. Im Süden by Karl Hofer, 1946, Öl auf Leinwand, sold Nov 2013
    Im Süden, 1946
    Oil
    104 × 90 cm
    Grisebach · · Lot 520
    €93,750≈ $127,603≈ £78,069Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €60,000–80,000View at Grisebach ↗
  10. Sonnenblumen (1) by Karl Hofer, 1936, Öl auf Leinwand, sold Nov 2013
    Sonnenblumen (1), 1936
    Oil
    51 × 81 cm
    Grisebach · · Lot 38
    €62,500≈ $84,950≈ £52,008Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €50,000–70,000View at Grisebach ↗
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.

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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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