HOFER, KARL1878 Karlsruhe - 1955 Berlin


Title: Liegender Frauenakt.
Technique: Pencil on Block page.
Measurement: 38 x 49,5cm.
Notation: Monogrammed lower right: CH (lig.).


Condition:
Minimal traces of handling. Minimally discoloured. Occasional fingerprints on the edges. Minimally bumped corners. Upper right corner torn (where the perforation of the drawing pad is). Tear in lower left margin (1.5cm). Verso remains of an old mounting as well as slight staining and minimally discoloured. Otherwise in good condition.

Verso with the artist's estate stamp and handwritten number N-Z25.

The work was examined and confirmed by the Karl Hofer Committee on 21 March 2024. It is registered under the number NP25 and will be included in the catalogue raisonné.

2008 VAN HAM Art Publications publishes the three-volume catalogue raisonné of Karl Hofer's paintings, compiled by Karl Bernhard Wohlert. In 2012 VAN HAM Art Publications founds the Karl Hofer Committee and in 2015 VAN HAM Art Publications presents the catalogue raisonné of the sketchbooks.