The Letter, Karl Hofer, 1934
Karl Hofer, portraitKarl HoferGerman, 1878–1955

The Letter

1934 · Painting

May one see it?

Not receiving at present

The Cleveland Museum of Art

Cleveland, United States

It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.

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In this state since
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The museum

About the painting

Hofer's art is filled with disillusionment and pessimism, expressing his dark vision of modern life through a limited range of themes that the artist repeated obsessively. Born in Karlsruhe, Hofer settled in Berlin in 1913. Condemned by the Nazis as a "degenerate artist," in 1933 he was dismissed from his teaching post. In 1943 Hofer's studio and most of his work were destroyed by bombing.

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Particulars

Accession number
1939.750

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