The Letter
Karl Hofer · 1934 · Cleveland Museum of Art
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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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Details
- Maker
- Karl Hofer (German, 1878–1955)
- Date
- 1934
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- Unframed: 90.7 x 70 cm (35 11/16 x 27 9/16 in.)
- Place of origin
- Germany
- Held by
- Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland · Not on view
- Credit line
- Hinman B. Hurlbut Collection
Image: Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0
