Biography of Karl Hofer

Karl Hofer (* 11. October 1878 in Karlsruhe; † 3. April 1955 in Berlin) was a deutscher Maler des Expressionismus. He was 76 years old. He was married to Thilde Hofer. His education included Academy of Fine Arts, Karlsruhe and State Academy of Fine Arts Stuttgart. He worked at Berlin University of the Arts and United States Schools for Fine and Applied Arts. He received 5 awards, including Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order, Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany. His cause of death was stroke. He was buried at Waldfriedhof Dahlem.