Oil on canvas. Monogrammed and dated (in the moist paint) in upper left. 27 x 45 cm. . [EH].
- Karl Hofer's still lifes are fascinating for their compositions and the nuanced color arrangements. - Through his play with bright green and yellow, he brings colors of hope into the contemplative landscape of this spatially delimited still life. - Other still lifes by Karl Hofer are in the Nationalgalerie Berlin (Blumenstillleben, 1944, and Stillleben mit Früchten, 1951) as well as in the Museum Wiesbaden (Stillleben mit Ölkanne, 1929).
LITERATURE: Karl Bernhard Wohlert (ed.), Markus Eisenbeis (ed.), Karl Hofer. Catalogue raisonné of paintings, vol. 2, Cologne 2008, no. 1529.