Berks County Almshouse, 1878
Charles C. HofmannWW-1878-266901
1878·oil on zinc·overall: 82.5 x 99.6 cm (32 1/2 x 39 3/16 in.)
framed: 97 x 114 x 5.7 cm (38 3/16 x 44 7/8 x 2 1/4 in.)
Catalogue
- Year
- 1878
- Medium
- oil on zinc
- Dimensions
- overall: 82.5 x 99.6 cm (32 1/2 x 39 3/16 in.) framed: 97 x 114 x 5.7 cm (38 3/16 x 44 7/8 x 2 1/4 in.)
- Collection
- National Gallery of Art
- Artist
- Charles C. Hofmann
Artist
Charles C. Hofmann
Painting
The Pennsylvania Almshouse Painters were three self-taught artists; Charles C. Hofmann, Louis Mader and John Rasmussen, who are almost exclusively known for their paintings of the almshouse in Berks County, Pennsylvania, done in an early folk art style. They were all born in Germany.
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- Charles C. Hofmann
- Year
- 1878
- Medium
- oil on zinc
- Dimensions
- overall: 82.5 x 99.6 cm (32 1/2 x 39 3/16 in.) framed: 97 x 114 x 5.7 cm (38 3/16 x 44 7/8 x 2 1/4 in.)
- Watts ID
- WW-1878-266901
Source
- Collection
- National Gallery of Art
- Source
- nga
- Reference
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- Status
- verified