Karl Hofer

(German, 1878–1955)

Karl Hofer, born on October 11, 1878 in Karlsruhe, Germany, was a painter notable for his extensive contributions to the German Expressionist movement. Figurative, conservatively rendered working-class Germans most often adorn his canvases, with his subjects and style spanning a considerable breadth over the course of his career. Inspired by artists such as Henri Rousseau, the classical portraits of his early years gave way to politically charged Expressionist figures —which, during the Nazi regime, were denounced as “degenerate art”— finally morphing into Cubist-inspired compositions of post-war life. Hofer received little recognition during his early career, and never joined an Expressionist painting group like Die Brücke. By the end of his life, however, Hofer was considered one of the greatest German painters of his time, and his works can now be found in many collections around the world, including the Art Institute of Chicago, The Museum of Modern Art in New York, and the Kunsthalle Mannheim in Germany. Hofer died in Berlin on April 3, 1955.

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19th-Century European and British Art, Impressionist and Modern Art

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Mädchenbildnis frontal

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Mädchenbildnis frontal

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Woman in drapery

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Woman in drapery

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Drei Frauen Beim Baden, Auch: Badende (from..., 1923

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Drei Frauen Beim Baden, Auch: Badende (from..., 1923

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Ohne Titel (2 works from Zenana), 1923

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Ohne Titel (2 works from Zenana), 1923

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Ohne Titel (2 works from Zenana), 1923

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Ohne Titel (2 works from Zenana), 1923

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Ohne Titel (3 works from Tanz 12..., 1922

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Ohne Titel (3 works from Tanz 12..., 1922

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Ohne Titel (3 works from Tanz 12..., 1922

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Ohne Titel (3 works from Tanz 12..., 1922

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Ohne Titel (2 works from Adolf von Hatzfeld: , 1922

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Ohne Titel (2 works from Adolf von Hatzfeld: , 1922

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Ohne Titel (2 works from Adolf von Hatzfeld: , 1922

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Ohne Titel (2 works from Adolf von Hatzfeld: , 1922

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Männlicher Akt in der Campagna, 1913

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Männlicher Akt in der Campagna, 1913

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Fabeltiere - Vögel, 1955

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Fabeltiere - Vögel, 1955

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Ehepaar I, 1946

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Ehepaar I, 1946

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Loretto-Kapelle von 1637 in Staad bei Konstanz, 1940

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Loretto-Kapelle von 1637 in Staad bei Konstanz, 1940

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Sägemühle bei Badenweiler, 1940

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Sägemühle bei Badenweiler, 1940

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Stehendes Mädchen (Akt), 1922

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Stehendes Mädchen (Akt), 1922

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Stehender Mädchenakt nach rechts (+ pencil..., 1935

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Stehender Mädchenakt nach rechts (+ pencil..., 1935

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Mädchenkopf mit dunklem Haar, 1938

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Mädchenkopf mit dunklem Haar, 1938

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Frau mit Badetuch, 1930–1935

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Frau mit Badetuch, 1930–1935

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Weiblicher Akt (Kniestück), 1937

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Weiblicher Akt (Kniestück), 1937

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Tessiner Ortschaft, 1926

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Tessiner Ortschaft, 1926

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Mädchen am Tisch, 1933

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Mädchen am Tisch, 1933

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Ruhendes Mädchen, 1925

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Ruhendes Mädchen, 1925

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Liegender Akt in ganzer Figur, 1925

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Liegender Akt in ganzer Figur, 1925

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Pfirsiche in Tonschale mit Krug, 1940

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Pfirsiche in Tonschale mit Krug, 1940

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