Sale: 601 / Day Sale, Dec. 06. 2025 in Munich 
Lot 125001273
Lot 125001273 
125001273
Karl Hofer
Neugierige, 1947.
Oil on cardboard
Estimate:
€ 25,000 - 35,000
$ 29,000 - 40,600
Information on buyer's premium, taxation and resale right compensation will be available four weeks before the auction.
Karl Hofer
1878 - 1955
Neugierige. 1947.
Oil on cardboard.
Monogrammed and dated in the upper right. 54 x 66 cm (21.2 x 25.9 in).
[MH].
• The people depicted are captured in a moment of observation, representing an intense examination of human behavior and curiosity.
• The subtle palette enhances the emotional depth of the painting.
• Karl Hofer's works are in renowned German and international collections, including the Bavarian State Painting Collections, Munich, the Museum of Modern Art, New York, and the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C..
We are grateful to VAN HAM Kunstauktionen GmbH & Co. Kg. for kindly providing further information.
PROVENANCE: Prof. Friedrich Hetzelt Collection, Wuppertal (1953, with a label on the reverse).
German Collection (since 2002, Lempertz, Cologne).
LITERATURE: Karl Bernhard Wohlert (ed.), Markus Eisenbeis (pub.), Karl Hofer. Catalogue raisonné of paintings, vol. 3, Cologne 2008, CR no. 2048 (with ill.).
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Lempertz, Cologne, 822nd auction, June 4, 2002, lot 245 (with illustration).
Kunstpreis Jb. 57, vol. 1, T.1, 2002, p. 546 (Figürliche Szene).
1878 - 1955
Neugierige. 1947.
Oil on cardboard.
Monogrammed and dated in the upper right. 54 x 66 cm (21.2 x 25.9 in).
[MH].
• The people depicted are captured in a moment of observation, representing an intense examination of human behavior and curiosity.
• The subtle palette enhances the emotional depth of the painting.
• Karl Hofer's works are in renowned German and international collections, including the Bavarian State Painting Collections, Munich, the Museum of Modern Art, New York, and the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C..
We are grateful to VAN HAM Kunstauktionen GmbH & Co. Kg. for kindly providing further information.
PROVENANCE: Prof. Friedrich Hetzelt Collection, Wuppertal (1953, with a label on the reverse).
German Collection (since 2002, Lempertz, Cologne).
LITERATURE: Karl Bernhard Wohlert (ed.), Markus Eisenbeis (pub.), Karl Hofer. Catalogue raisonné of paintings, vol. 3, Cologne 2008, CR no. 2048 (with ill.).
--
Lempertz, Cologne, 822nd auction, June 4, 2002, lot 245 (with illustration).
Kunstpreis Jb. 57, vol. 1, T.1, 2002, p. 546 (Figürliche Szene).
125001273
Karl Hofer
Neugierige, 1947.
Oil on cardboard
Estimate:
€ 25,000 - 35,000
$ 29,000 - 40,600
Information on buyer's premium, taxation and resale right compensation will be available four weeks before the auction.
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