Modern, Post War & Contemporary | Galerie Michael Schultz
| Auction | 01.06.2022
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27.05.2022 -
30.05.2022
Lot was sold
Lot 60 | Karl Hofer | Katze
Estimate
50.000
- 70.000
€
D F
Result:
(incl. premium)
66.000 €
HOFER, KARL
1878 Karlsruhe - 1955 Berlin
Title: Katze.
Date: 1953.
Technique: Oil on canvas.
Measurement: 72 x 91cm.
Notation: Monogrammed and dated lower right: CH53 (ligated). Additionally titled on the stretcher top left: Katze.
Frame/Pedestal: Craftman's frame.
Provenance:
- Estate Karl Hofer, no. 525
- Galerie Elfriede Wirnitzer, Baden-Baden, no. 249
- Private collection Hamburg
- Private collection South Germany
Exhibitions:
- Hochschule der Bildenden Künste, Berlin 1953, no. 184
- Kunstverein Hannover, 116. Spring exhibition, 1954, p. 22, no. 102 (Stillleben mit Katze)
Literature:
- Wohlert, Karl Bernhard: Karl Hofer - Werkverzeichnis der Gemälde, Volume 3, VAN HAM Art Publications, Cologne 2007, cat. rais. no. 2680 (B), ill.
- Unusual and at the same time lively depiction of animals embedded in a classical still life
- Symbolic late work of the artist
- The lute is a recurring motif and alludes to the academic painting of the old masters.
1878 Karlsruhe - 1955 Berlin
Title: Katze.
Date: 1953.
Technique: Oil on canvas.
Measurement: 72 x 91cm.
Notation: Monogrammed and dated lower right: CH53 (ligated). Additionally titled on the stretcher top left: Katze.
Frame/Pedestal: Craftman's frame.
Provenance:
- Estate Karl Hofer, no. 525
- Galerie Elfriede Wirnitzer, Baden-Baden, no. 249
- Private collection Hamburg
- Private collection South Germany
Exhibitions:
- Hochschule der Bildenden Künste, Berlin 1953, no. 184
- Kunstverein Hannover, 116. Spring exhibition, 1954, p. 22, no. 102 (Stillleben mit Katze)
Literature:
- Wohlert, Karl Bernhard: Karl Hofer - Werkverzeichnis der Gemälde, Volume 3, VAN HAM Art Publications, Cologne 2007, cat. rais. no. 2680 (B), ill.
- Unusual and at the same time lively depiction of animals embedded in a classical still life
- Symbolic late work of the artist
- The lute is a recurring motif and alludes to the academic painting of the old masters.
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VAT margin scheme, VAT included, but must not be indicated, not refundable
32% buyer’s premium on the hammer price
32% buyer’s premium on the hammer price
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Stock Id: 73858-1
