Lot Essay
This painting is registered in the Carl Hofer archive under no. 2624.
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Der Trommler
Details
Carl Hofer (1878-1955)
Der Trommler
signed with the initials and dated 'CH53' (lower left)
oil on canvas
51½ x 31½ in. (130 x 80 cm.)
Painted in 1953
Der Trommler
signed with the initials and dated 'CH53' (lower left)
oil on canvas
51½ x 31½ in. (130 x 80 cm.)
Painted in 1953
Provenance
The artist's estate, no. 161.
Liesbeth Hofer, the artist's widow, by descent from the above.
Liesbeth Hofer, the artist's widow, by descent from the above.
Literature
J. Seeger, 'Karl Hofer - ein Rebell gegen seine Zeit', in Stuttgarter Zeitung, no. 237, 10 October 1953, p. 17.
G. Sello, 'Heutig und ewig', in Hamburger Abendblatt, no. 8, 11 January 1954, p. 8.
O. Gehrig, 'Der Maler Karl Hofer', in Badische Neueste Nachrichten, no. 73, Karlsruhe, 27 March 1954, p. 13.
O. Gehrig, 'Die Bereitschaft zu glauben und zu hoffen', Badische Neueste Nachrichten, no. 237, 11 October 1958, p. 3.
O. Gillen, 'Der Maler Karl Hofer', Artis, no. 13, June 1961, p. 32.
O. Gillen, 'Karl Hofer, Hans Thomas bedeutendster Schüler', in Ekkhart, 1979, p. 174.
R. Müller-Mehlis, 'Qual und Aufschrei', in Handelsblatt, no. 91, Dusseldorf, 11-12 May 2001, p. 55.
G. Sello, 'Heutig und ewig', in Hamburger Abendblatt, no. 8, 11 January 1954, p. 8.
O. Gehrig, 'Der Maler Karl Hofer', in Badische Neueste Nachrichten, no. 73, Karlsruhe, 27 March 1954, p. 13.
O. Gehrig, 'Die Bereitschaft zu glauben und zu hoffen', Badische Neueste Nachrichten, no. 237, 11 October 1958, p. 3.
O. Gillen, 'Der Maler Karl Hofer', Artis, no. 13, June 1961, p. 32.
O. Gillen, 'Karl Hofer, Hans Thomas bedeutendster Schüler', in Ekkhart, 1979, p. 174.
R. Müller-Mehlis, 'Qual und Aufschrei', in Handelsblatt, no. 91, Dusseldorf, 11-12 May 2001, p. 55.
Exhibited
Berlin, Karl Hofer, 1953, no. 189 (illustrated).
Hamburg, Mannheim, Karlsruhe, Stuttgart, Karl Hofer, 1954, no. 38 (illustrated p. 7).
Hagen, Karl-Ernst-Osthaus-Museum, Karl Hofer, 1954-1955, no. 27.
Wilhelmshaven, Kunsthalle, Karl Hofer, 1969, no. 51.
Hamburg, Mannheim, Karlsruhe, Stuttgart, Karl Hofer, 1954, no. 38 (illustrated p. 7).
Hagen, Karl-Ernst-Osthaus-Museum, Karl Hofer, 1954-1955, no. 27.
Wilhelmshaven, Kunsthalle, Karl Hofer, 1969, no. 51.
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium, which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.