Gottfried Hofer
Gottfried Hofer (born March 27, 1858 in Bozen , † November 20, 1932 in Berlin ) was an Austrian painter .
life and work
Gottfried Hofer was born in 1858 as the son of the Bolzano confectioner Alois Hofer and Therese. Ribeser born in Bolzano. From 1876 Hofer studied painting with Ludwig von Löfftz in Munich . Hofer then traveled to Italy and France, and in Rome (1895 to 1910) Hofer joined the German Romans . After 1910 Hofer lived in Berlin, but returned regularly to Bolzano, where, among other things, he made a large ceiling fresco in the city council chamber of the new city hall . In addition to landscapes, Hofer also painted portraits of personalities of his time, whom he met in Berlin or his summer resorts Madonna di Campiglio and Sils in the Engadin / Segl . In 1893, for example, he painted Chancellor Otto von Bismarck with other personalities.
Hofer was buried in Sils.
literature
- Hofer Gottfried. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 2, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1959, p. 373.
- Albina Kritzinger: The artist from the pastry shop. In: The New South Tyrolean Daily Newspaper . 7th / 8th July 2007, Sunday supplement.
- Giovanna Recusani: Gottfried Hofer a Madonna di Campiglio: arte e turismo nelle Dolomiti tra Otto e Novecento. Trento 2006.
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hofer, Gottfried |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Tyrolean painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 27, 1858 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bolzano |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 20, 1932 |
| Place of death | Berlin |