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1820/21 Germany - 1882 Berks County Almshouse. Known for: Naive alms-house views, landscape painting.
One of three artists called "Almshouse Painters," Charles Hofmann did minutely detailed views of these types of Pennsylvania institutions, the only types of homes he appears to have had. Minimal... Read full biography
One of three artists called "Almshouse Painters," Charles Hofmann did minutely detailed views of these types of Pennsylvania institutions, the only types of homes he appears to have had. Minimal information has been found about him except for paupers' registers listing "intemperance" as the cause... Read full biography
One of three artists called "Almshouse Painters," Charles Hofmann did minutely detailed views of these types of Pennsylvania institutions, the only types of homes he appears to have had. Minimal information has been found about him except for paupers' registers listing "intemperance" as the cause for his poverty. His skill in detailing and appearance of the word lithograph in one of his works suggest training in graphics. He was born in Germany, but the exact place remains unknown. He emigrated... Read full biography
One of three artists called "Almshouse Painters," Charles Hofmann did minutely detailed views of these types of Pennsylvania institutions, the only types of homes he appears to have had. Minimal information has been found about him except for paupers' registers listing "intemperance" as the cause for his poverty. His skill in detailing and appearance of the word lithograph in one of his works suggest training in graphics. He was born in Germany, but the exact place remains unknown. He emigrated in 1860 to the United States, and it is surmised that he left Germany because artisans such as himself were no longer protected by guilds and could not compete with factory-made products. Like many Germans coming to America at that time, he settled... Read full biography
One of three artists called "Almshouse Painters," Charles Hofmann did minutely detailed views of these types of Pennsylvania institutions, the only types of homes he appears to have had. Minimal information has been found about him except for paupers' registers listing "intemperance" as the cause for his poverty. His skill in detailing and appearance of the word lithograph in one of his works suggest training in graphics. He was born in Germany, but the exact place remains unknown. He emigrated in 1860 to the United States, and it is surmised that he left Germany because artisans such as himself were no longer protected by guilds and could not compete with factory-made products. Like many Germans coming to America at that time, he settled in Pennsylvania, and by 1865 was in Reading where in April of that year, he painted two watercolor scenes of almshouses. From 1865 to 1872, he t... Read full biography
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Art Method
- •Easel Painting
Art Media
Art Style
Art Subject
- •Architecture Trained: Design and Drawing
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
Chronology
- •Early 19th Century Before Civil War
- •Late 19th Century, After Civil War
Exhibition of Museum
- •Whitney Biennial Museum of American Art