The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of April 25, 2024
The Letter
1934
(German, 1878–1955)
Unframed: 90.7 x 70 cm (35 11/16 x 27 9/16 in.)
Hinman B. Hurlbut Collection 1939.750
© Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Location: not on view
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.- (Karl Nierendorf, Berlin and New York).
- 19th and 20th Century French Art and Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Loans. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 22-September 1, 1943).The Silver Jubilee Exhibition. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 23-September 28, 1941).
- {{cite web|title=The Letter|url=false|author=Karl Hofer|year=1934|access-date=25 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}
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https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1939.750