Sokotra

c. 1913

Karl Hofer

Associated Names
Karl Hofer

Artist, German, 1878 - 1955

The image shows a sketch of two figures seated side by side on a rocky surface. The figure on the left faces slightly right, while the figure on the right shows their profile. Both have stylized facial features and simple hair. They wear minimal clothing, surrounded by two large birds. The background has abstracted lines hinting at a rocky or natural environment.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    drypoint in black on buff paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen

  • Dimensions

    plate: 24 x 33.5 cm (9 7/16 x 13 3/16 in.)
    sheet: 37.5 x 53.1 cm (14 3/4 x 20 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2012.92.294

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Rathenau 1969, Vol. R, no. 47

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Jörg Maass Kunsthandel, Berlin); Ruth Kainen, Washington, D.C., purchased March 20, 2002; Gift to NGA, 2012.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1969

  • Rathenau, Ernest. Karl Hofer; das graphische Werk. New York: Ernest Rathenau, 1969: no. R 47

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Hover; lower left in graphite: 302

Wikidata ID

Q76556553

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