3020 - Hofer, Karl

Hofer, Karl 1878 Karlsruhe – 1955 Berlin Standing Young Man Ink on paper (with watermark) Framed 58 × 40 cm (sheet size) Georg Reinhart Collection, Winterthur (presumably received directly from the artist); has remained in the same family through inheritance ever since, Switzerland After completing his training at the Academy of Fine Arts in Karlsruhe, where he studied under Hans Thoma, among others, Karl Hofer continued his studies with Leopold von Kalckreuth in Stuttgart. Extended stays in Rome and Paris, as well as his engagement with French painting, shaped his artistic development. In 1920, he was appointed as a teacher at the United State Schools for Fine and Applied Arts in Berlin, where he later served as a professor. During the Nazi regime, he lost his teaching position, and many of his works were denounced as “degenerate.” After the war ended, he became director of the Berlin University of the Arts in 1945. Date of announcement: November 28, 2026 Approximate time of announcement: 1:51 p.m. CET