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Identification and Creation

Object Number
BR56.231
People
Karl Hofer, German (Karlsruhe, Germany 1878 - 1955 Berlin, Germany)
Title
Figures in a Landscape
Other Titles
Original Language Title: Fünf Mädchen in einer Landschaft
Classification
Paintings
Work Type
painting
Date
c. 1935
Culture
German
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/223165

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
113.7 x 88.9 cm (44 3/4 x 35 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: monogrammed in oil at l.r.: C.H.

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
G. David Thompson, gift; to Busch-Reisinger Museum, 1956.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Busch-Reisinger Museum, Gift of G. David Thompson in memory of Curt Valentin
Accession Year
1956
Object Number
BR56.231
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

  • 19th- and 20th-Century Paintings and Sculpture from the Museum's Collection, Harvard University Art Museums, Busch-Reisinger Museum, Cambridge, 06/11/1980 - 08/31/1980
  • German Painting 1760-1960: A New Installation, Busch-Reisinger Museum, Cambridge, 12/20/1983 - 02/19/1984

Verification Level

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