Oil on canvas. Monogrammed in the lower right. 56 x 50.5 cm. . [AW]. - One of the rare flower still lifes in Hofer's pictorial oeuvre. - A lyrical, melancholic summer flower bouquet with clarity typical of New Objectivity bathed in atmospheric light. - Still lifes served as an ideal pictorial retreat for Hofer during this turbulent period of his life. - Bruno Leiner and Karl Hofer were close friends, and the work has been in possession of the same family since its creation in the fateful year of 1933. LITERATURE: Karl Bernhard Wohlert, Karl Hofer. Catalogue raisonné of paintings, vol. 2, Cologne 2008, no. 1053 (illustrated in b/w).
Deutsche Kunst unserer Zeit, Kulturbund Überlingen, October 20-November 11, 1945, cat. no. 59. Neue Deutsche Kunst , Kunstwoche der Stadt Kontanz, June 1-30, 1946, cat. no. 116. Carl Hofer, Kunstverein Freiburg i. Breisgau, April 15-May 14, 1954, cat. no. 1. Karl Hofer. Memorial Exhibition, Kunstverein Konstanz, Wessenberghaus, October 2-November 20, 1955, cat. no. 13. Rückkehr der Moderne (Return of Modernism). The first post-war exhibition of ostracized German art, Städtische Galerie “Fauler Pelz,” Überlingen, September 10-November 5, 1995; Vonderau Museum, Fulda, November 11, 1995-January 14, 1996; Baden-Württemberg State Representation, Bonn, January 18-February 13, 1996; State Parliament of Baden-Württemberg, Stuttgart, January 23-February 16, 1996, cat. no. 41. Konturen neuer Kunst. Konstanzer Kunstwochen 1946, Städtische Wessenberg-Galerie, Konstanz, September 7-October 6, 1996, cat. no. 41. Karl Hofer am Bodensee, Städtische Wessenberg-Galerie, Konstanz, May 25-July 6, 2003. Moderne am Bodensee. Walter Kaesbach und sein Kreis, Städtisches Kunstmuseum, Singen, September 27-December 7, 2008; Städtische Wessenberg-Galerie, Konstanz, September 27, 2008-January 11, 2009
Dr. Bruno Leiner Collection (1890-1954), Konstanz (purchased directly from the artist, in family ownership ever since)
In good condition. Slightly rubbed along the outer edges of the image. With tiny areas of color loss, a few small areas of color loss in the area of the yellow flowers. Small retouching in places, more frequent in the area of the bouquet. The canvas is slightly warped. The condition report was compiled in daylight and with the aid of a UV light source to the best of our knowledge and belief.
Lot Details
Oil on canvas. Monogrammed in the lower right. 56 x 50.5 cm. . [AW]. - One of the rare flower still lifes in Hofer's pictorial oeuvre. - A lyrical, melancholic summer flower bouquet with clarity typical of New Objectivity bathed in atmospheric light. - Still lifes served as an ideal pictorial retreat for Hofer during this turbulent period of his life. - Bruno Leiner and Karl Hofer were close friends, and the work has been in possession of the same family since its creation in the fateful year of 1933. LITERATURE: Karl Bernhard Wohlert, Karl Hofer. Catalogue raisonné of paintings, vol. 2, Cologne 2008, no. 1053 (illustrated in b/w).
Deutsche Kunst unserer Zeit, Kulturbund Überlingen, October 20-November 11, 1945, cat. no. 59. Neue Deutsche Kunst , Kunstwoche der Stadt Kontanz, June 1-30, 1946, cat. no. 116. Carl Hofer, Kunstverein Freiburg i. Breisgau, April 15-May 14, 1954, cat. no. 1. Karl Hofer. Memorial Exhibition, Kunstverein Konstanz, Wessenberghaus, October 2-November 20, 1955, cat. no. 13. Rückkehr der Moderne (Return of Modernism). The first post-war exhibition of ostracized German art, Städtische Galerie “Fauler Pelz,” Überlingen, September 10-November 5, 1995; Vonderau Museum, Fulda, November 11, 1995-January 14, 1996; Baden-Württemberg State Representation, Bonn, January 18-February 13, 1996; State Parliament of Baden-Württemberg, Stuttgart, January 23-February 16, 1996, cat. no. 41. Konturen neuer Kunst. Konstanzer Kunstwochen 1946, Städtische Wessenberg-Galerie, Konstanz, September 7-October 6, 1996, cat. no. 41. Karl Hofer am Bodensee, Städtische Wessenberg-Galerie, Konstanz, May 25-July 6, 2003. Moderne am Bodensee. Walter Kaesbach und sein Kreis, Städtisches Kunstmuseum, Singen, September 27-December 7, 2008; Städtische Wessenberg-Galerie, Konstanz, September 27, 2008-January 11, 2009
Dr. Bruno Leiner Collection (1890-1954), Konstanz (purchased directly from the artist, in family ownership ever since)
In good condition. Slightly rubbed along the outer edges of the image. With tiny areas of color loss, a few small areas of color loss in the area of the yellow flowers. Small retouching in places, more frequent in the area of the bouquet. The canvas is slightly warped. The condition report was compiled in daylight and with the aid of a UV light source to the best of our knowledge and belief.
ALBERTO GIACOMETTI 
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