Ludwig von Hofmann
(German, 1861–1945)
Biography
Ludwig von Hofmann was a German painter and graphic illustrator. He combined the naturalist forms of figures featured in Art Nouveau with the mythological narratives of Symbolism, as exemplified in his work The Water Carrier (1928). Hofmann cited the pastel-colored works of fellow Symbolist Pierre Puvis de Chavannes as a major influence on his work. He also frequently published his illustrations in the Art Nouveau publication, Pan. Born on August 17, 1861 in Darmstadt, Germany, the artist went on to study at the Academy of Fine Arts in Dresden and later at the Académie Julian in Paris. Hofmann spent much of his life between Berlin and his villa in Fiesole, Italy. The artist was one of the founding members of the Berlin Secession alongside Max Liebermann, its first president. Hofmann died on August 23, 1945 in Pillnitz, Germany. His works are currently held in the collections of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the National Museum in Warsaw, and the Leicester’s German Expressionist Collection in the United Kingdom, among others.
Ludwig von Hofmann
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.jpg "Priene“ (Greek landscape), 1895")
.jpg "Die gelbe Bucht (Badende), 1907")
Attributed to Ludwig von Hofmann
FRAUENAKT VOR GROßEM MODERNEn SPIEGEL STEHEND
Sale Date: September 25, 2019
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.jpg "Rhythmen. Neue Folge (portfolio of 10), 1921")
Ludwig von Hofmann
Rhythmen. Neue Folge (portfolio of 10), 1921
Sale Date: June 15, 2019
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.jpg "Leda (am Schwanenweier), 1896")
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