KARL HOFER (German /
1878-1955)
Karl Christian Ludwig Hofer (sometimes listed as Carl Hofer) was born in Karlsruhe, where he studied at the Academy of Fine Art from 1896-1900. Although a prominent member of the Expressionist movement, Karl Hofer was never associated with one particular group. In common with most Expressionists, Karl Hofer's art was condemned as degenerate by the Nazis; one hundred and fifty of his canvases were destroyed in his studio. After the war, Karl Hofer was appointed Director of the Hochschule für Bildende Kunst in Berlin. He died in Berlin in 1955. From 5 May to 8 July 2012 the exhibition Eros, dreams and death. Between Symbolism and Expressionism: The early work of graphic Karl Hofer, Emil Rudolf Weiss and Wilhelm Laage will be held at the Städtischen Kunstmuseum Spendhaus Reutlingen.
See also:
EMIL RUDOLF WEISS
Selected prints by
KARL HOFER
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Tänzerin,
1921
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