Karl Hofer

Karl Christian Ludwig Hofer or Carl Hofer (11 October 1878 in Karlsruhe – 3 April 1955 Berlin) was a German expressionist painter. One of the most prominent painters of expressionism, he never was a member of one of the expressionist painting groups, like "Die Brücke", who influenced him. His work was considered degenerate art by the Nazis, and only after World War II did he regain recognition as one of the greatest German painters.

Contents

• Karl hofer bach double violin concert
• Karl hofer detail edvard grieg morning mood
• Early work 18981920
• Middle period 19201933
• Mature work 19331945
• Late work 19451955
• Literature
• References

Early work, 1898–1920

1901: Betende Kinder (Praying Children), Oil on Canvas, Private Collection, Karlsruhe, Germany

1903: Karl und Thilde Hofer (Karl and Thilde Hofer), Oil on Canvas, Former Hofer Estate, Berlin, Germany

1907: Drei Badende Jünglinge (Three Young Bathers), Oil on Canvas, The Winterthur Museum of Art, Winterthur, Switzerland

1911: Im Sturm (By Storm), Oil on Canvas, The Winterthur Museum of Art, Winterthur, Switzerland

1913: Selbstbildnis (Self Portrait), Oil on Canvas, Bavarian State Picture Collection, Munich, Germany

1913: Fahnenträger (Flagbearer), Oil on Canvas, Municipal Art Gallery, Mannheim, Germany

1914: Im Meersand (In the Sand), Oil on Canvas, State Art Gallery, Karlsruhe, Germany

1918: Bildnis Theodor Reinhart (Portrait of Theodor Reinhart), Oil on Canvas, Volkhart Brothers, Winterthur, Switzerland

Middle period, 1920–1933

1922: Maskerade oder Drei Masken (Masquerade or Three Masks), Oil on Canvas, Wallraf-Richartz Museum, Cologne, Germany

1922/1923: Freundinnen (Girlfriends), Oil on Canvas, Kunsthalle Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany

1924: Große Tischgesellschaft (Large Dinner Party), Oil on Canvas, The Winterthur Museum of Art, Winterthur, Switzerland

1924: Der Rufer (The Caller), Oil on Canvas, New Masters Gallery, Dresden, Germany

1925: Still life National Museum of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia

1926: Zwei Freunde (Two Friends), Oil on Canvas, Städel, Frankfurt am Main, Germany

1928: Großer Karneval (Big Carnival), Oil on Canvas, Bavarian State Picture Collection, Munich, Germany

1928: Yellow Dog Blues, Oil on Canvas, Private Collection

1930: Selbstbildnis mit Dämonen (Self Portrait with Demons), Oil on Canvas, Former Hofer Estate, Berlin, Germany

Mature work, 1933–1945

1933: Gefangene (Prisoner), Oil on Canvas, Berlinische Galerie, Berlin, Germany

1935: Frühe Stunde (Early Hour), Oil on Canvas, Portland Art Museum, Portland, USA

1935: Turmbläser (Trumpeters), Oil on Canvas, Former Hofer Estate, Berlin, Germany

1936: Agnuzzo – Italienische Landschaft (Agnuzzo – Italian Landscape), Oil on Canvas, The Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit, USA

1937: Mann in Ruinen (Man in Ruins), Oil on Canvas, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Kassel, Kassel, Germany

1943: Die Schwarzen Zimmer (2. Fassung) (The Black Rooms, 2nd version), Oil on Canvas, Neue Nationalgalerie, Berlin, Germany

1944: Der Brief (The Letter), Oil on Canvas, Private Collection

1944: Schwarzmondnacht (Black Moon), Oil on Canvas, Former Hofer Estate, Cologne, Germany

Late work, 1945–1955

1947: Höllenfahrt (Descent into Hell), Oil on Canvas, Former Hofer Estate, Cologne, Germany

1947: Ruinennacht (Night of Ruin), Oil on Canvas, Former Hofer Estate, Cologne, Germany

1948: Schwarzmond (2. Fassung)(Black Moon, 2nd version, Oil on Canvas, Former Hofer Estate, Cologne, Germany

1950: Im Gestein (In Rock), Oil on Canvas, Private Collection, Southern Germany

1951: Zwei Frauen (Doppelportrait), (Two Women) (Double Portrait), Oil on Cardboard, Private Collection, Cologne, Germany

1954: Zwei Masken (Two Masks), Oil on Canvas, Former Hofer Estate

1954: Drei Mädchen zwischen Leitern (Three Girls between Conductors), Oil on Canvas, Private Collection, Cologne, Germany

1954: Vater und Tochter (Father and Daughter), Oil on Canvas, Private Collection, Cologne, Germany

Literature

Karl Hofer: Über das Gesetzliche in der bildenden Kunst. Hrsg. Kurt Martin. Berlin 1956.

Karl Hofer: Erinnerungen eines Malers. München 1963.

Christine Fischer-Defoy (Hrsg. Karl-Hofer-Gesellschaft): Ich habe das Meine gesagt! – Reden und Stellungnahmen von Karl Hofer zu Kunst, Kultur und Politik in Deutschland 1945–1955. Berlin 1995.

Daniel Kupper (Hrsg.): Karl Hofer – Schriften. Berlin 1995.

Ernst Rathenau: Karl Hofer – Das graphische Werk. Berlin 1969.

Katherine Rigby: Karl Hofer. New York/London 1976.

Elisabeth Furler (Hg.): Karl Hofer – Leben und Werk in Daten und Bildern. Frankfurt am Main 1978.

Elisabeth Hofer-Richold, Ursula Feist und Günther Feist: Karl Hofer. Berlin 1983.

Renate Hartleb: Karl Hofer. Leipzig 1987.

Ursula Feist und Günther Feist (Hrsg.): Karl Hofer – Theodor Reinhart. Maler und Mäzen. Ein Briefwechsel in Auswahl. Berlin 1989.

Jürgen Schilling: Karl Hofer. Unna 1991.

Karl Bernhard Wohlert: Werkverzeichnis Karl Hofer. Karl-Hofer-Dokumentation. 3 Bände. VAN HAM Art Publications.

Hans Gerhard Evers (Hrsg.): Darmstädter Gespräch – Das Menschenbild in unserer Zeit. Darmstadt 1951.

Ausstellungskatalog: In Memoriam Will Grohmann – Wegbereiter der Moderne. Stuttgart 1987/1988.

Ausstellungskatalog: Abstraktion und Figuration. Galerie Pels-Leusden. Berlin 1989.