ArtistsKarl Hofer
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
Authority-backed Facts
0
Publications Referenced
90%
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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%

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Movement
Expressionism
Medium
Painting
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Artworks (38)

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Artwork sources (3)

38 published of 61 catalogued · 51 with image
  • MoMA
    23 publishedof 46 catalogued40 img
  • Art Institute Chicago
    8 published8 img
  • Cleveland Museum of Art
    7 published3 img

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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Representation & Collections

In collection
Cleveland Museum of Art
In collection
Museum of Modern Art
New York, US
In collection
Art Institute of Chicago
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