id:			118792
accession number:	1939.750
share license status:	Copyrighted
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1939.750
updated:		2023-08-29 11:33:52.646000

The Letter, 1934. Karl Hofer (German, 1878–1955). Oil on canvas; unframed: 90.7 x 70 cm (35 11/16 x 27 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Hinman B. Hurlbut Collection 1939.750 © Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

title:				The Letter
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creation date:			1934
creation date earliest:		1934
creation date latest:		1934
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creditline:			Hinman B. Hurlbut Collection
copyright:			© Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

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culture:	Germany, 20th century
technique:	oil on canvas
department:	Modern European Painting and Sculpture
collection:	Mod Euro - Painting 1800-1960
type:		Painting
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CREATORS

* Karl Hofer (German, 1878–1955)  - artist

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measurements: Unframed: 90.7 x 70 cm (35 11/16 x 27 9/16 in.)
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	inscription:	signed lower right:  CH34 [monogram]
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		The Silver Jubilee Exhibition
	opening date:   1941-06-23T04:00:00
	<i>The Silver Jubilee Exhibition</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 23-September 28, 1941).

	title:		19th and 20th Century French Art and Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Loans
	opening date:   1943-06-22T04:00:00
	<i>19th and 20th Century French Art and Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Loans</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 22-September 1, 1943).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	(Karl Nierendorf, Berlin and New York).
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wall description:
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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