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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

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  1. Höllenfahrt by Karl Hofer, 1947, Öl auf Leinwand, sold May 2012
    Höllenfahrt, 1947
    Oil
    120 × 150 cm
    Grisebach · · Lot 35
    €219,600≈ $272,370≈ £175,655Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €180,000–240,000View at Grisebach ↗
  2. Prophet by Karl Hofer, Oil on plain drawing paper, sold May 2012
    Prophet
    Oil · Paper
    25.7 x 16.2 cm
    Lempertz · · Lot 307
    €2,440≈ $3,089≈ £1,963Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €2,000–View at Lempertz ↗
  3. Boxer by Karl Hofer, 1945, India ink drawing, sold Apr 2012
    Boxer, 1945
    Drawing
    50,7 x 41 cm (19,9 x 16,1 in)
    Ketterer Kunst · · Lot 580
    €1,750≈ $2,315≈ £1,427Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €1,000–View at Ketterer Kunst ↗
  4. Gier by Karl Hofer, 1950, Charcoal drawing, sold Apr 2012
    Gier, 1950
    Drawing
    51,4 x 36,7 cm (20,2 x 14,4 in)
    Ketterer Kunst · · Lot 581
    €1,813≈ $2,398≈ £1,478Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €700–View at Ketterer Kunst ↗
  5. Zenana by Karl Hofer, 1923, Portfolio, sold Apr 2012
    Zenana, 1923
    Oil
    27,8 x 24,4 cm (10,9 x 9,6 in)
    Ketterer Kunst · · Lot 582
    €2,250≈ $2,977≈ £1,834Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €2,000–View at Ketterer Kunst ↗
  6. Mädchen mit Laute by Karl Hofer, 1937, Oil on canvas, sold Dec 2011
    Mädchen mit Laute, 1937
    Oil · Canvas
    99 x 70,3 cm (38,9 x 27,6 in)
    Ketterer Kunst · · Lot 93
    €250,100≈ $334,734≈ £213,369Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €140,000–View at Ketterer Kunst ↗
  7. Drei Frauen by Karl Hofer, Oil on canvas, sold Dec 2011
    Drei Frauen
    Oil · Canvas
    Lempertz · · Lot 348
    €12,100≈ $16,348≈ £10,408Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €10,000–15,000View at Lempertz ↗
  8. Weibliches Porträt im Profil by Karl Hofer, Oil on canvas mounted on fiber board, sold Dec 2011
    Weibliches Porträt im Profil
    Oil · Canvas
    Lempertz · · Lot 349
    €24,200≈ $32,697≈ £20,817Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €20,000–View at Lempertz ↗
  9. Carlino by Karl Hofer, 1907, Öl auf Leinwand, sold Nov 2011
    Carlino, 1907
    Oil
    70 × 54 cm
    Grisebach · · Lot 234
    €12,200≈ $16,139≈ £10,441Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €10,000–15,000View at Grisebach ↗
  10. Auf dem Hügel (Jüngling mit Krug) by Karl Hofer, 1907, Öl auf Leinwand, sold Nov 2011
    Auf dem Hügel (Jüngling mit Krug), 1907
    Oil
    131 × 81 cm
    Grisebach · · Lot 235
    €36,600≈ $48,418≈ £31,324Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €30,000–40,000View 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.

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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