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Karl Hofer

1878 - 1955

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Karl Christian Ludwig Hofer or Carl Hofer (11 October 1878 – 3 April 1955) was a German expressionist painter. He was director of the Berlin Academy of Fine Arts. One of the most prominent painters of expressionism, he never was a member of one of the expressionist groups, like "Die Brücke", but was influenced by their artists. His work was among those considered degenerate art by the Nazis, but after World War II he regained recognition as one of the leading German painters. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Karl Hofer is the 1,506th most popular painter (down from 1,400th in 2019), the 4,033rd most popular biography from Germany (down from 3,727th in 2019) and the 133rd most popular German Painter.

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Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Karl Hofer ranks 1,506 out of 2,023. Before him are Albert Namatjira, Kristjan Raud, Agnes Block, Nikifor, Frank Auerbach, and Bart van der Leck. After him are Paolo Salvati, Bartolomeo della Gatta, Thomas Girtin, Julius Hübner, Eugène Devéria, and Fan Kuan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1878, Karl Hofer ranks 164. Before him are Louise Dresser, Major Taylor, Siamanto, Artur Kapp, Ada Adler, and Hans Carossa. After him are Chen Qimei, Agner Krarup Erlang, Nikolai Avksentiev, Carl Sternheim, Gaston Alibert, and Princess Maria di Grazia of Bourbon-Two Sicilies. Among people deceased in 1955, Karl Hofer ranks 113. Before him are Princess Elizabeth of Greece and Denmark, Hamida Javanshir, William R. Orthwein, Helena Roerich, Martha Norelius, and Ona Munson. After him are František Janda-Suk, Vladimir Bonch-Bruyevich, Willi Baumeister, Tom Moore, Constance Collier, and Mary McLeod Bethune.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Karl Hofer ranks 4,035 out of 7,253. Before him are Herbert Achternbusch (1938), Bodo Ramelow (1956), Michael Verhoeven (1938), Diederich Franz Leonhard von Schlechtendal (1794), Carlos Marín (1968), and Arno Peters (1916). After him are Uwe Rahn (1962), Kurt Adolff (1921), Edin Terzić (1982), Ferdinand Mannlicher (1848), Antje Jackelén (1955), and Otto Fahr (1892).

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Among PAINTERS In Germany

Among painters born in Germany, Karl Hofer ranks 133. Before him are Virgil Solis (1514), Ludwig Emil Grimm (1790), J. C. Leyendecker (1874), Heinrich Campendonk (1889), Agnes Block (1629), and Frank Auerbach (1931). After him are Cosmas Damian Asam (1686), Peter von Hess (1792), David Klöcker Ehrenstrahl (1628), Georg Schrimpf (1889), Christian Albrecht Jensen (1792), and Christian Rohlfs (1849).

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