Putzmacherin (Milliner)

1925

Karl Hofer

Associated Names
Karl Hofer

Artist, German, 1878 - 1955

The image depicts a woman sitting on a chair, holding an object in her hands. She has her hair pulled back and a calm expression on her face, dressed in a loose-fitting garment. The background is plain with light shading and texture, emphasizing the figure's posture and expression.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    drypoint in black on japan paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen

  • Dimensions

    plate: 23.5 x 15.5 cm (9 1/4 x 6 1/8 in.)
    sheet: 40.1 x 33 cm (15 13/16 x 13 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2012.92.293

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Rathenau 1969, Vol. R, no. 50

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Jörg Maass Kunsthandel, Berlin); Ruth Kainen, Washington, D.C., purchased October 31, 2001; Gift to NGA, 2012.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1969

  • Rathenau, Ernest. Karl Hofer; das graphische Werk. New York: Ernest Rathenau, 1969: no. R 50

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Hofer

Wikidata ID

Q76556552

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