Sale: 601 / Day Sale, Dec. 06. 2025 in Munich 
Lot 123000187
Lot 123000187
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123000187
Karl Hofer
Brustbild eines Mädchens mit Pelzkragen und Hut, 1937.
Oil on canvas
Estimate:
€ 50,000 - 70,000
$ 58,000 - 81,200
Information on buyer's premium, taxation and resale right compensation will be available four weeks before the auction.
Karl Hofer
1878 - 1955
Brustbild eines Mädchens mit Pelzkragen und Hut. 1937.
Oil on canvas.
Monogrammed and dated (in ligature) in the lower right corner of the wet paint. 66 x 48 cm (25.9 x 18.8 in). [EH].
• Hofer's unique female portraits are among his most compelling creations
• With its delicate colors, this work is one of the most outstanding examples of his portraiture
• Hofer's works are in numerous important public collections, including the Museum Folkwang in Essen, the Museum Ludwig in Cologne, and the National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa
• In 1955, his work was posthumously honored with a presentation at documenta I, the first significant art exhibition after World War II, and an apology to artists ostracized by National Socialism.
PROVENANCE: Peter van Eyck Collection.
Galerie Koch, Hanover.
Private collection.
Private collection, North Rhine-Westphalia (acquired from the above in 1985).
Since then in family ownership.
EXHIBITION: 15th West German Art Fair, Düsseldorf 1984, p. 148 with color illustration.
LITERATURE: Karl Bernhard Wohlert (ed.), Markus Eisenbeis (pub.), Karl Hofer. Catalogue raisonné of paintings, vol. 2, Cologne 2008, CR no.
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Karl & Faber, Munich, 164th auction, Kunst alter und neuer Meister, November 24/25, 1983, lot 882, color ill. on plate 29.
1878 - 1955
Brustbild eines Mädchens mit Pelzkragen und Hut. 1937.
Oil on canvas.
Monogrammed and dated (in ligature) in the lower right corner of the wet paint. 66 x 48 cm (25.9 x 18.8 in). [EH].
• Hofer's unique female portraits are among his most compelling creations
• With its delicate colors, this work is one of the most outstanding examples of his portraiture
• Hofer's works are in numerous important public collections, including the Museum Folkwang in Essen, the Museum Ludwig in Cologne, and the National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa
• In 1955, his work was posthumously honored with a presentation at documenta I, the first significant art exhibition after World War II, and an apology to artists ostracized by National Socialism.
PROVENANCE: Peter van Eyck Collection.
Galerie Koch, Hanover.
Private collection.
Private collection, North Rhine-Westphalia (acquired from the above in 1985).
Since then in family ownership.
EXHIBITION: 15th West German Art Fair, Düsseldorf 1984, p. 148 with color illustration.
LITERATURE: Karl Bernhard Wohlert (ed.), Markus Eisenbeis (pub.), Karl Hofer. Catalogue raisonné of paintings, vol. 2, Cologne 2008, CR no.
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Karl & Faber, Munich, 164th auction, Kunst alter und neuer Meister, November 24/25, 1983, lot 882, color ill. on plate 29.
123000187
Karl Hofer
Brustbild eines Mädchens mit Pelzkragen und Hut, 1937.
Oil on canvas
Estimate:
€ 50,000 - 70,000
$ 58,000 - 81,200
Information on buyer's premium, taxation and resale right compensation will be available four weeks before the auction.
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