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Karl Hofer

Karl Hofer

1878–1955

WA-00016186

Karlsruhe, Germany

PaintingExpressionism

Representation

None documented

13

Institutional Exhibitions

38

Works in Collection

77

Assets Indexed

3

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Publications Referenced

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Authority Records (2)

Selected Institutional Exhibitions

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A Treasury of Modern Drawing: The Joan and Lester Avnet Collection

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1978

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100 Drawings from the Museum Collection

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1960–1961

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German Art of the 20th Century

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1957

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Prints from Europe and Japan; Etchings by Matisse

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1955

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XXVth Anniversary Exhibition: Paintings from the Museum Collection

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1954–1955

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Summer Exhibition: New Acquisitions; Recent American Prints, 1947�1953; Katherine S. Dreier Bequest; Kuniyoshi and Spencer; Expressionism in Germany; Varieties of Realism

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1953

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Painting and Sculpture from the Museum Collection

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1950

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Recent Acquisitions

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1949–1950

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Drawings in the Collection of The Museum of Modern Art

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1947

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Paintings and Sculpture from the Museum Collection

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1940

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Modern Works of Art: 5th Anniversary Exhibition

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1934–1935

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Modern European Art

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1933

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Birth yearArtsy· 85%✓
BiographyWikipedia· 88%
NationalityArtsy· 85%

Source Registry (2)

MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/2686
Tier 1 · Institutional92%
Wikidata
Tier 1 · Institutional40%

About

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Movement

Expressionism

Medium

Painting

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Institutional

Museum Collections

Cleveland Museum of Art Museum of Modern ArtNew York Art Institute of Chicago

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Artworks (38)

Reclining Nude

1948 · Pencil on paper

15 3/4 x 11 3/4" (40 x 29.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Girl with Flower (Mädchen mit Christblume)

Girl with Flower (Mädchen mit Christblume)

1946 · Lithograph

composition (irreg.): 14 5/8 x 8 1/4" (37.1 x 21 cm); sheet: 16 1/2 x 11 5/8" (41.9 x 29.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Young Woman Combing Her Hair

1944 · oil on canvas

Unframed: 99 x 65.5 cm (39 x 25 13/16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Woman with Draped Shoulders

Woman with Draped Shoulders

1936 · Charcoal and pencil on paper

24 3/4 x 19 3/4" (62.8 x 50.1 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

The Letter

1934 · oil on canvas

Unframed: 90.7 x 70 cm (35 11/16 x 27 9/16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Two Women by the Shore

Two Women by the Shore

1928 · Pencil on paper

16 x 24 7/8" (40.7 x 63.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Man with a Melon

Man with a Melon

1926 · Oil on canvas

42 1/4 x 28 7/8" (107.3 x 73.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Seated Man

1924 · Lithograph on white wove paper

Image: 34.8 × 20.6 cm (13 3/4 × 8 1/8 in.); Sheet: 49.6 × 37.6 cm (19 9/16 × 14 13/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Carnival (Carneval)

Carnival (Carneval)

1924 · Lithograph

composition: 13 1/4 x 8 13/16" (33.7 x 22.4 cm); sheet: 17 3/4 x 14 3/16" (45.1 x 36.1 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

1923 · lithograph

Cleveland Museum of Art

Zenana: Blatt 2

1923 · lithograph

Cleveland Museum of Art

1923 · lithograph

Cleveland Museum of Art

Probationer

1922 · Lithograph on off-white laid paper

48.9 × 32.4 cm (19 5/16 × 12 13/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Plate I from the portfolio Dance (Tanz)

Plate I from the portfolio Dance (Tanz)

1922 · Lithograph

composition (irreg.): 13 x 10 7/16" (33 x 26.5 cm); sheet: 16 3/4 x 11 11/16" (42.6 x 29.7 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Milliner No. IV (Putzmacherin IV)

1922 · Lithograph

composition (irreg.): 13 1/16 x 7 11/16" (33.2 x 19.5 cm); sheet: 18 x 14 1/8" (45.7 x 35.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Girl, Washing (Mädchen, waschend)

1922 · Lithograph

composition (irreg.): 8 1/8 x 4 7/8" (20.7 x 12.4 cm); page: 12 11/16 x 9 5/16" (32.3 x 23.6 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Milliner No. I (Putzmacherin I)

1922 · Lithograph

composition (irreg.): 15 1/16 x 10 7/16" (38.2 x 26.5 cm); sheet: 19 3/16 x 14 5/8" (48.7 x 37.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Plate 5 (folio 11 verso) from Liebesgedichte (Love Poems)

Plate 5 (folio 11 verso) from Liebesgedichte (Love Poems)

1922 · One from an illustrated book with twelve lithographs

composition (irreg.): 9 3/16 x 6 5/16" (23.4 x 16 cm); page: 12 5/16 x 8 3/8" (31.2 x 21.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Plate 12 (folio 22) from Liebesgedichte (Love Poems)

Plate 12 (folio 22) from Liebesgedichte (Love Poems)

1922 · One from an illustrated book with twelve lithographs

irreg. composition 7 5/16 x 6 7/16" (18.6 x 16.4 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Plate 7 (folio 14 verso) from Liebesgedichte (Love Poems)

Plate 7 (folio 14 verso) from Liebesgedichte (Love Poems)

1922 · One from an illustrated book with twelve lithographs

composition (irreg.): 8 3/8 x 5 11/16" (21.3 x 14.5 cm); page: 12 5/16 x 8 3/8" (31.2 x 21.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Plate 3 (folio 7 verso) from Liebesgedichte (Love Poems)

Plate 3 (folio 7 verso) from Liebesgedichte (Love Poems)

1922 · One from an illustrated book with twelve lithographs

composition (irreg.): 6 11/16 x 6 1/4" (17 x 15.8 cm); page: 12 5/16 x 8 3/8" (31.2 x 21.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Plate 1 (folio 4 verso) from Liebesgedichte (Love Poems)

Plate 1 (folio 4 verso) from Liebesgedichte (Love Poems)

1922 · One from an illustrated book with twelve lithographs

composition (irreg.): 7 3/8 x 5 13/16" (18.7 x 14.7 cm); page: 12 5/16 x 8 3/8" (31.2 x 21.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Plate 6 (folio 13) from Liebesgedichte (Love Poems)

Plate 6 (folio 13) from Liebesgedichte (Love Poems)

1922 · One from an illustrated book with twelve lithographs

composition (irreg.): 7 3/8 x 6 3/8" (18.7 x 16.2 cm); page: 12 5/16 x 8 3/8" (31.2 x 21.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Plate 8 (folio 16) from Liebesgedichte (Love Poems)

Plate 8 (folio 16) from Liebesgedichte (Love Poems)

1922 · One from an illustrated book with twelve lithographs

composition (irreg.): 7 1/4 x 6 7/8" (18.4 x 17.5 cm); page: 12 5/16 x 8 3/8" (31.2 x 21.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Artwork sources (3)

38 published of 61 catalogued · 51 with image

MoMA
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Art Institute Chicago
8 published8 img
Cleveland Museum of Art
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Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 7)

7 entries · 1 sources

Zenana: Blatt 2
1923 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Four Girls
1923 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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The Letter
1934 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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At the Window II
1918 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Zenana
1923 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Young Woman Combing Her Hair
1944 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Milliner
1922 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Images

9 assets

Artsy artwork: Wanderer (1945)

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Artsy artwork: Gemüsestilleben (1938)

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Artsy artwork: Paar (1951)

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Artsy artwork: Melonenesser (1952)

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Artsy artwork: Blumenstilleben (1944)

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Artsy artist portrait

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Milliner (1922)

Cleveland Museum of Art

The Letter (1934)

Cleveland Museum of Art

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Relationships

4

Movements1

Collections3

Cleveland Museum of Art Museum of Modern Art Art Institute of Chicago

Institutional

Representation & Collections

In collection

Cleveland Museum of Art

In collection

Museum of Modern Art

New York, US

In collection

Art Institute of Chicago