HOFER, KARL1878 Karlsruhe - 1955 Berlin


Title: Das Paar.
Date: 1945.
Technique: Oil on Hessian.
Measurement: 80 x 62cm.
Notation: Monogrammed and dated upper right: CH45 (ligated).
Frame/Pedestal: Studio bar.


The painting was appraised and confirmed by the Karl Hofer Committee on 21st March 2024. It is registered under the number N34 and will be included in the catalogue raisonné.

We are grateful to Dr. Tessa Rosebrock, Head of Provenance Research at the Kunstmuseum Basel, for her scientific support.

Provenance:
- Private collection, France
- Depot of the above-mentioned collector in the Kunstmuseum Basel (1969-2024)
- Private collection France

- Characteristic and intimate depiction of a couple by the artist
- Thanks to the research work of the Karl Hofer Committee, this previously unknown work could be attributed to the artist's oeuvre
- Impressive, complete provenance.