Powerful Carl Hoff 1800s Etching "In the House of Mourning" Framed Signed COA

Description: --> Four Centuries of the world's finest artists from our collection to yours --> Thank you for visiting... Click here for HOT DEALS | Click here for our NO RESERVE AUCTIONS Please feel free to ask any questions you might have about this work and we will answer promptly.International bidders are always welcome to bid and we combine shipping on all orders. --> Artist: Carl Hoff (Karl Heinrich Hoff) (German, 1838-1890)Title: In the House of Mourning Medium: Antique etching on wove paper after the original by master etcher Friedrich Leonhard Meyer (German, 1842-1880 after).Year: 1880Signature: Signed in the plateCondition: ExcellentDimensions: Image size 6 7/8 x 9 7/8 inches. Framed dimensions: Approximately 16 x 19 inches.Framing: This piece has been professionally matted and framed using all new materials. Additional notes: This is not a modern print. This impression is more than 140 years old. The strike is crisp and the lines are sharp. Additional notes:An old woman, a young boy and a younger woman standing next to a deathbed. Artist Biography:Karl Heinrich Hoff was a German genre painter, best known for his 18th century period scenes. He is generally referred to as The Elder, to distinguish His father, Carl (1804–1891), was a confectioner. From 1855 to 1858, he studied at the Academy of Fine Arts, Karlsruhe, with Johann Wilhelm Schirmer and Ludwig des Coudres. In 1858, developed an interest in the Düsseldorf school of painting and went there to continue his studies with Benjamin Vautier. After an extended series of study trips through France, Italy, Greece and Eastern Europe, he set up his own business in Düsseldorf, where he produced his first series of genre paintings. During this time, he married Marie Sohn (1841–1893), daughter of the painter Karl Ferdinand Sohn. They had two sons. He was an active member of the Malkasten, a progressive artists' association and, from 1870 to 1872, served as President of the Allgemeinen Vereins der Karnevalsfreunde zu Düsseldorf, the organization that planned the annual carnival. In 1874, he became involved with a private group planning the proposed Zoologischer Garten Düsseldorf, which opened in 1876, and the animal welfare society "Fauna", which was seeking to ensure that the park was properly cared for. He was also a poet. In 1877, he composed tableaux vivants for the "Kaiserfest", honoring Kaiser Wilhelm I on the occasion of his visit there. The following year, he wrote a comic epic called Schein, billed as a "sketchbook in verse". In 1878, he was appointed a Professor at the Karlsruhe Academy, succeeding Wilhelm Riefstahl, who had moved to Munich. His pupils there included Alexander Koester and Julius Fehr. In 1882, he issued Artists and Art Writers, a controversial brochure containing violent attacks against art critics and criticism in general. In 1886, he made use of his experience with the carnival in Düsseldorf to help organize a large historical pageant, celebrating the 500th anniversary of the University of Heidelberg. He suffered from tuberculosis and died in 1890, aged only fifty-one, following a brief illness.him from his son, Karl Heinrich, who was also a painter. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity and is Fully Guaranteed to be Certified as Described Framing Any framing included in a listing is double matted and framed in a solid wood moulding. We can also frame any pieces not listed as such. Please contact us for pricing. We are usually half the price of a regular framer. Shipping Packages are shipped the next business day after confirmed payment is received. If you are making multiple purchases, please request an invoice so that we may combine shipping charges for you. Guarantee We guarantee all our listings to be 100% as described Returns Returns are accepted up to fourteen days after receiving your purchase. Buyer accepts responsibility for any additional shipping charges. | Click here for HOT DEALS | Click here for our NO RESERVE AUCTIONS |

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Location: Cape Coral, Florida

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