Karl Hofer (1878-1955)
Der Armierte
signed with the initials and dated 'CH52' (lower right)
oil on board
43¼ x 25 7/8 in. (109.6 x 65.8 cm.)
Painted in 1952
Karl Hofer (1878-1955)
Der Armierte
signed with the initials and dated 'CH52' (lower right)
oil on board
43¼ x 25 7/8 in. (109.6 x 65.8 cm.)
Painted in 1952
The artist's studio, no. 210 (with the incorrect dimensions).
Baukunst Galerie, Cologne.
Galerie Brockstedt, Berlin, 1999.
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 1999.
H. Scheck, 'Carl Hofer, ein Maler unserer Zeit', in Die Kommenden, 1954, vol. 10, no. 25.5, p. 5 (illustrated).
K. B. Wohlert, Karl Hofer, Werkverzeichnis der Gemälde, vol. III, Cologne, 2007, no. 2493 (illustrated p. 114).
Berlin, Academy for Visual Arts, Ausstellung Karl Hofer anlässlich seines 75. Geburtstag, September - October 1953, no. 162.
Munich, Galerie Günther Franke, Karl Hofer, 1954, no. 2495 (illustrated p. 114).
Cologne, Galerie Baukunst, Karl Hofer, Ölbilder, Aquarelle, Handzeichnungen, Druckgraphik, January - March 1975, no. 106.
Cologne, Galerie Baukunst, Die Figur im Werk von Karl Hofer, September - November 1982, no. 58.
Berlin, Galerie Raab, Karl Hofer, 1944-1955, no. 9.
Artist's Resale Right ("Droit de Suite"). Artist's Resale Right Regulations 2006 apply to this lot, the buyer agrees to pay us an amount equal to the resale royalty provided for in those Regulations, and we undertake to the buyer to pay such amount to the artist's collection agent.
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