HOFER, KARL1878 Karlsruhe - 1955 BerlinTitle: Muscheln I.Date: 1954.Technique: Oil on canvas.Measurement: 100 x 70cm.Notation: Monogrammed and dated lower right: CH54 (ligated).Frame/Pedestal: Framed.The painting was examined and confirmed by the Karl Hofer Committee on 7 October 2021.Provenance:- Estate Hofer ("Getürmte Formen")- Galerie Baukunst, Cologne- Galerie Raab, Berlin- Private collection BerlinExhibitions:- Galerie Klihm, Munich 1969, no. VIII, ill.- Galerie Baukunst, Cologne 1972/73, no. 31 ("Getürmte Formen")- Galerie Baukunst, Cologne 1975, no. 158, ill.- Galerie Baukunst, Cologne 1978, no. 174- Galerie Baukunst, Cologne 1982, no. 81- Galerie Baukunst, Cologne 1984, no.71- Galerie Raab, Berlin 1998, no. 31Literature:- Wohlert, Karl Bernhard: Karl Hofer - Werkverzeichnis der Gemälde, vol. 3, VAN HAM ArtPublications, Cologne 2007, cat. rais. no. 2829 (suppl.), ill.- Plunien, E.: Ein Klassizist endet im Pessimismus, in: Die Welt (Hamburg), no. 291, 14.12.1972, p. 20 with section-ill.- Krüger, W.: Dokumente des Chaotischen, in: Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger, no. 14, 17.1.1973, p. 31- Rigby, I.K.: Karl Hofer, New York 1976, pp. 186, 275, 296- Schreiber, D.: Totenmasken im Spiel der Liebe, in: Kölnische Rundschau, no. 222, 24.9.1982, p. 16- One of the few abstract paintings- Privately owned for over 20 years- Particularly colour-intensive work.Estimated shipping costs for this lot: Arrangement after the auction. Dimensions 100 x 70cm Artist or Maker Karl Hofer 1878 Karlsruhe - 1955 Berlin