Vlastislav Hofman Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Vlastislav Hofman Art Value Price Guide

Mar. 27, 2025
WLASTIMIL HOFMAN (1881-1970) | HANDWRITTEN SIGNATURE AND PORTRAIT SKETCH (POLAND / POLISH)
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1935 and 1967 | profession: Painter | country: Poland | signature: Original signature | size: 310 x 260 mm (size of the pad) | technique: Original pen drawing and handwritten signature Lot information Set containing an original handwritten signature of Wlastimil Hofman, dated 1935, Kraków, and a hand-drawn self-portrait, signed and dated 12. II. 1967. The sketch, made in blue ink, portrays Hofman in a contemplative pose. Wlastimil Hofman was a renowned Polish painter of Czech origin, a representative of Symbolism and the Young Poland movement. A student of Jacek Malczewski, his work was characterized by spiritual themes and poetic stylization. After World War II, he lived and worked in Szklarska Poręba, where he became a respected figure in the Polish art scene.
Einszwei Gallery
Feb. 27, 2025
Hofman, Vlastislav (1884-1964)
Est: €200 - €240
Hofman, Vlastislav (1884-1964) Colombine, 1918 Linocut Printed on verso: Vlastislav Hofman, Colombine, original linocut, 1918 Sheet size: 8.5 x 6 in / Motif size: 5.1 x 5.1 in
Lehner Kunstauktionen
Dec. 08, 2024
Hofman Vlastimil - WANDERER
Est: zł20,000 - zł30,000
Hofman Vlastimil - WANDERER, - 24,5 x 34,5cm - oil, cardboard
Agra-Art
Nov. 30, 2024
Hofman, Wlastimil: Blindes Mädchen mit Bibel
Est: €7,000 - €8,000
Blindes Mädchen mit Bibel Öl auf Mapappe. 1933. 55 x 35 cm. Oben links mit Pinsel in Schwarz signiert "Wlastimil Hofman" und datiert. Die leeren Augen im schönen Antlitz wenden sich mit ihrem weißen Leuchten irritierend direkt und groß frontal zum Betrachter, scheinen aber zugleich in die Ewigkeit zu schauen. Im vereinfachenden, klaren Stil der Neuen Sachlichkeit malt Hofman das junge Mädchen im roten Kleid, dessen Ton sich in den ebenso roten Lippen spiegelt. Mit beiden Händen hält sie das heilige Objekt vor ihre Brust und setzt es damit in der Mittelachse in Korrespondenz zur Herausforderung des Gesichtes mit all seiner Schönheit und dem leeren Blick. Der polnische Maler, geboren als Vlastimil Hofmann, ausgebildet ab 1896 an der Akademie der bildenden Künste in Krakau unter Jacek Malczewski und nach 1899 in Paris an der Ecole des Beaux-Arts, hatte seine erste Ausstellung 1902 in der Künstlervereinigung Sztuka, weitere Ausstellungen folgten in großen europäischen Metropolen. 1907 trat er als erster Pole der Wiener Sezession bei. Um 1921 änderte er seinen Namen in die polnische Version Wlastimil Hofman. Der Künstler, Vertreter des jungpolnischen Symbolismus, widmete sich vornehmlich religiösen und mythologischen Themen. Populär wurde er durch Madonnen-, Kinder- und Engeldarstellungen in ländlicher Umgebung. - Wir bitten darum, Zustandsberichte zu den Losen zu erfragen, da der Erhaltungszustand nur in Ausnahmefällen im Katalog angegeben ist. - Please ask for condition reports for individual lots, as the condition is usually not mentioned in the catalogue.
Bassenge Auctions
Oct. 07, 2024
Vlastimil Hofman (1881–1970) Allegory of old age - 1909
Est: €16,000 - €24,000
Hofman was born in Prague to a Czech father and a Polish mother. The family moved to Kraków in 1889. From 1896 he studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow, then from 1899 to 1901 in Paris at the École des Beaux-Arts. When the war began, Hofman moved to Prague and later lived in Paris before returning to Kraków in 1921. Around 1921 his name changed from Hofmann to Hofman. He is a representative of symbolism and primarily created religious and mythological scenes in rural surroundings. A half-length portrait of an old woman occupies the foreground. She has put her hands on her cane. Although her face is marked by age, it radiates spiritual strength. Her eyes are half-closed, seeming to look more internally than at the outside world. Maybe she will reflect on her life in the twilight of her life. A lavender-colored scarf lies over her head and shows her gray hair above her forehead. A young, blonde woman with a pale complexion appears behind her on the right, her hand on her chest. She tilts her head slightly, looks down and expresses pity with her mouth open. On her head she wears a wreath of white and red roses with thorns. The wreath perhaps symbolizes the joys and pains of love. The left half of the picture is a view of a village in autumn. The season obviously refers to the autumn of life. At the bottom left you can see a young woman and a man dressed in black in civilian clothes. They are slightly turned towards each other, but their relationship to each other is unclear. There seems to be an indefinable tension between them. Behind them you can see two satyrs on the wall. They represent the animal forces of nature and perhaps reflect the passion behind the bourgeois facade. Oil on cardboard 49.5 × 70 cm. Signed: Wlastimil Hofmann / 1909
Fine Antiques Prague s.r.o.
Jan. 30, 2024
VLASTIMIL HOFMANN (1881-1970),
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Vlastimil Hofmann (1881-1970), Polish painter, born in the Czech Republic, he moved to Poland at the age of 8 and studied in Krakow from 1896. Portrait of an old man in profile in blue and violet tones, oil on cardboard, signed ''V. Hofmann'', 29 x 27 cm, behind passepartout (rubbed and bumped) 47 x 43 cm
Historia Auctionata
Dec. 07, 2023
VLASTISLAV HOFMAN 1884 - 1964 - F.M. DOSTOEVSKY
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A set of thirty drawings by the versatile Vlastislav Hofman - architect, urbanist, architectural theorist, painter, graphic artist, designer and scenographer. Publisher Fr. Borový in Prague, the introductory study on Dostoyevsky was written by Jan Bartoš. Technique: lithography, paper, Signed: sign. in the plate: Vl. Hofman 1916
Arthouse Hejtmánek
Dec. 07, 2023
VLASTISLAV HOFMAN 1884 - 1964 - CRIME AND PUNISHMENT
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Vlastislav Hofman's drawing for Dostoyevsky's novel Crime and Punishment. The personified Svidrigailov is depicted as a scoundrel who lacks conscience and moral principles, but excels in purposefulness and is a kind of projection of the main character Raskolnikov, if he had fulfilled all his foolish visions. Technique: pencil, paper, Signed: sign. lower right: Vl. Hofman 1916
Arthouse Hejtmánek
Dec. 07, 2023
VLASTISLAV HOFMAN 1884 - 1964 - IDIOT
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Illustrated illustration for Fyodor Dostoyevsky's iconic 1869 novel - The Idiot. Vlastislav Hofman - a man of many talents, created a cycle of a total of 30 drawings of the central characters of Dostoevsky's novels. The set of portraits is influenced by cubism and was reproduced in the form of lithographs. Technique: pencil, paper, Signed: sign. lower right: Vl. Hofman 1916
Arthouse Hejtmánek
Dec. 07, 2023
VLASTISLAV HOFMAN 1884 - 1964 - CUBIST VASE
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Velmi vzácná kubistická váza dle návrhu Vlastislava Hofmana pro výrobní družstvo Artěl zhotovil Graniton, Rydl a Thon, Svijany-Podolí. Jedná se o číslo modelu 5013, dekor B s bílou glazurou a černými žebry. Váza je v podobě dvou jehlanů s vrcholy proti sobě spojených ve čtyřech rozích úzkými žebry s horním pilovitým okrajem. Lit.: Lamarová 19991 / 2006, s. 103; Lahoda 1991 / 2006, s. 299; Český kubismus: Architektura a design, 1991, s. 270, č. k. 212; Nešlehová 2004, s. 109; Artěl: umění pro všední den 1908-1935, 2009, s. 100. Signed: marked underneath with model number: 5013
Arthouse Hejtmánek
Nov. 25, 2023
HOFMANN, VLASTIMIL (also Vlastimil Hofman, 1881-1970), "Children with Keys," 1957,
Est: €1,100 - €1,500
HOFMANN, WLASTIMIL, attributed (also Vlastimil Hofman, 1881-1970), "Two children with key", in front of winter landscape, top right signed and dated, oil/hardboard, HxW: approx. 41.5x45.5 cm (55x59 cm with frame). Signs of age and rubbing, small paint chips. With frame (signs of age, frame slightly damaged).
Auktionshaus Eppli
Nov. 25, 2023
HOFMANN, VLASTIMIL, attributed (also Vlastimil Hofman, 1881-1970), "Two Girls."
Est: €800 - €900
HOFMANN, WLASTIMIL, attributed (also Vlastimil Hofman, 1881-1970), "Two girls", as a couple portrait in front of a landscape, bottom right. signed (partially covered by the frame), oil/cardboard, HxW: approx. 21x37 cm (40x55 cm with frame), signs of age, part. Color chips and retouching, slightly damaged and retouched on the left side. With frame (edges damaged).
Auktionshaus Eppli
Nov. 20, 2023
PASTEL LANDSCAPE BY VLASTISLAV HOFMAN, 1929
Est: €400 - €600
VLASTISLAV HOFMAN (Jicin 1884 - Praga 1964) Harrachov, 1929 Pastelli su carta, cm. 70 x 100 Firma e data in basso a destra Titolo in basso a sinistra Firma, data e titolo al retro In cornice
Casa d'Aste Babuino
Nov. 04, 2023
Hofman, Wlastimil
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Hofman, Wlastimil 1881 Prag - 1970 Szklarska Poreba Blumenstillleben. Signiert. Datiert 1967. Öl/Malk., 62 x 42 cm.
Dusseldorfer Auktionshaus
Nov. 04, 2023
Hofman, Wlastimil
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Hofman, Wlastimil 1881 Prag - 1970 Szklarska Poreba Bewaldete Landschaft. Signiert. Datiert 1968. Öl/Lwd., 60 x 40 cm.
Dusseldorfer Auktionshaus
Oct. 25, 2023
VLASTIMIL HOFMANN (Polish/Czech, 1881-1970)
Est: $800 - $1,200
VLASTIMIL HOFMANN (Polish/Czech, 1881-1970), man and faun, oil on panel, signed lower right, pencil inscription possibly in Polish on verso, along with faint gallery stamp. Abrasion lower center, frame rub, surface accretion. Panel 10-1/4''h, 13-3/4''w.
South Bay Auctions Inc
Oct. 24, 2023
Vlastimil Hofmann *
Est: €8,000 - €12,000
(Prague 1881–1970 Szklarska Poreba) The Sands of Time, signed, dated Wlastimil Hofmann 1922, oil on canvas, 45.5 x 63 cm, framed Provenance: Sale, Dorotheum, Vienna, 7 May 1931, lot 237; Private Collection, Vienna.
Dorotheum
Dec. 03, 2022
Hofman, Wlastimil
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Hofman, Wlastimil 1881 Prag - 1970 Szklarska Poreba Selbstportrait. Signiert. Datiert 1968. Öl/Platte, 82 x 60 cm.
Dusseldorfer Auktionshaus
Nov. 08, 2022
Vlastimil Hofmann *
Est: €5,000 - €7,000
(Prague 1881–1970 Szklarska Poreba) Madonna and Child, Two Boys in the Foreground, signed Vlastimil Hofmann, oil on board, 45 x 29.5 cm, framed Provenance: Private Collection, Czech Republic.
Dorotheum
Feb. 14, 2022
attributed to Wlastimil Hofman 1881-1970 (Polish) Figures pastel on paper
Est: €2,300 - €2,800
attributed to Wlastimil Hofman 1881-1970 (Polish) Figures pastel on paper h:35 w: 45 cm. Other Notes: Location: Israel. For estimated delivery time please contact us. Condition report available upon request.
Matsart Auctioneers & Appraisers
Dec. 14, 2021
VLASTISLAV HOFMAN 1884 - 1964 - A CUBIST COFFEE SERVICE
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Six cups with saucer: 6 x 14.5 cm; Kettle with lid: 17.5 x 16 cm; Milkweed: 15 x 14.5 cm; Sugar bowl with lid: 9.5 x 17.5 cm. The unique and very rare Cubist coffee service designed by Vlastislav Hofman for the Artěl production undoubtedly belongs to the iconic and timeless models of pre-war Europe. Elegance enhanced by Hofman's understanding of design rests on the simple principle of intersecting vertical and horizontal red lines. The sugar bowl and teapot are finished on the lids with a cone-shaped handle. Offered coffee service has not yet appeared on the Czech or foreign markets. In addition, a similar service together with teacups is in the collections of UMPRUM Prague. References: Švestka J. and T. Vlček, Czech Cubism 1909-1925, 1991, p. 291. Excellent condition. Signed: Marked on the bottom: ARTĚL PRAHA
Arthouse Hejtmánek
Aug. 25, 2021
VLASTIMIL HOFMAN (POLISH, 1881-1970) - PORTRAIT, OIL ON BOARD, 1937.
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
Vlastimil Hofman (Polish, 1881-1970) - Portrait, Oil on Board, 1937. Signed and dated. With a certificate of authenticity. 16.5x10cm. Wlastimil Hofman was a Polish painter, one of the more popular painters of the interwar and postwar years. Hofman was born Vlastimil Hofmann in Prague to Ferdynand Hofmann, a Czech, and Teofila Muzyk Terlecka, a Polish woman. In 1889 Vlastimil's family moved to Krakow in Poland, where he attended St Barbara's School and then the Jan III Sobieski high school. In 1896, he became a student at the Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow, where he studied under, i.a., Jacek Malczewski. In 1899 he went to study painting at the Ecole nationale superieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris. In 1902 he had his first showings in an exhibition by the "Sztuka" society. Further exhibitions followed in Munich, Amsterdam, Rome, Berlin, Prague, Vienna, and Warsaw. In 1904 he painted the first of his village (or peasant) "Madonnas". In 1905 he started the cycle of pictures called "Confession" which brought him international recognition. In 1907 he was the first Polish painter to be made a member of the Gallery of the Vienna Secession. When his professor, Jacek Malczewski, was appointed the Rector of the Krakow Academy of Fine Arts in 1912, Hofman obtained a teaching post there. With the outbreak of World War I, in 1914–1920 he lived in Prague and then in Paris, marrying his beloved Ada in 1919. Back in Krakow in 1921, he and his wife lived in a villa on Spadzista Street, later renamed Hofman Street in his honor. Sometime around 1922, influenced by his friendship with Jacek Malczewski, he changed the spelling of his name from Czech to a Polonised - Wlastimil. Malczewski died in 1929. In September 1939 Hofman fled from the Nazi invasion, mainly as a result of hiding Czech refugees (including later President, Ludwik Swoboda). Escaping the German Nazis he and his wife found themselves on the part of the Polish territory invaded by the Soviet Red Army after 17 September 1939. He managed to avoid Soviet captivity, though in Pomorzany he witnessed Polish soldiers being transported to camps inside Soviet Russia, among them officers sent to Kozelsk. He reportedly "showed the Polish POWs a lot of compassion and tirelessly painted their portraits on small pieces of cardboard. The portraits were then to be sent to their families." On all accounts it is then that he befriended Zdzislaw Jastrzebiec Peszkowski, who on the day before the transport to Kozelsk left in Hofman's care the regiment's money. According to Hofman biographical notes, he managed to join the soldiers of the Czech Legion and with them traveled through Ternopil, Istanbul, Haifa and Tel-Aviv to Jerusalem Palestine, which is where he spent the remainder of the war. In 1942, he published a book of poetry called Through Darkness to Freedom. He returned to Krakow in June 1946. In May 1947 at the suggestion of his friend Jan Sztaudynger the Hofmans moved to Szklarska Poreba in the Sudety mountains. In July they received a house there, which they called - Wlastimilowka. In the period 1953–1963 he produced religious paintings for the local church, including "Four Evangelists", "The Way of the Rosary", "The Way of the Cross", "The Adoration of the Child". He also produced many portraits of local people, sports figures - especially footballers from his favorite Wisla Krakow team - and also self-portraits. In 1961, he was awarded the Cross of the Order of the Polish Renaissance. Wlastimil Hofman died on March 6, 1970 and he and his wife are buried in the parochial cemetery in Szklarska Poreba, next to the Corpus Christi Church, run by the Franciscan Fathers and decorated with pictures and banners painted by Wlastimil Hofman with the painting entitled - Jesus Christ with the Holy Eucharist. Wlastimil / Vlastimil Hofman / Hofmann. source: Wikipedia.
Pasarel
Jul. 14, 2021
Vlastimil Hofmann (Czechoslovakian, 1881-1970) Portrait of a young man
Est: £1,000 - £1,500
Vlastimil Hofmann (Czechoslovakian, 1881-1970) Portrait of a young man signed and dated '1939/Wlastimil/Hofman' (upper right) oil on board 42.5 x 35.9cm (16 3/4 x 14 1/8in). For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website
Bonhams
Jun. 27, 2021
Ecole polonaise du début du 20ème siècle.
Est: €400 - €600
Ecole polonaise du début du 20ème siècle. Dans le goût de Vlastimil Hofman ( 1881 - 1970 ) Paire d'aquarelles signées en bas à droite. " Paysages d'hiver avec paysans". Petit manque et soulèvement à une des deux aquarelles. Dimensions : 18,5 cm x 26 cm et 30 cm x 33 cm
Legia-Auction
Jun. 22, 2021
Vlastimil Hofman (1881-1970), Portrait
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
Vlastimil Hofman (1881-1970), Portrait Oil on wood 1939 Signed and dated (lower right) and inscribed (on the reverse). 15 x 8.5 cm Notes: Accompanied by a letter of authenticity by Piotr Mrowiec. Condition: For a detailed condition report, please contact us at info@hammersite.com
Hammersite
Jun. 22, 2021
Vlastimil Hofman (1881-1970), Self-Portrait in Jerusalem
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Vlastimil Hofman (1881-1970), Self-Portrait in Jerusalem Oil on cardboard 1946 Signed (lower right) and dated 1946 (lower left) and inscribed (on the reverse). 12.5 x 15 cm Notes: Accompanied by a letter of authenticity attached on the reverse. Condition: For a detailed condition report, please contact us at info@hammersite.com
Hammersite
Jun. 22, 2021
Vlastimil Hofman (1881-1970), Two Girls
Est: $5,000 - $7,000
Vlastimil Hofman (1881-1970), Two Girls Oil on wood Signed (bottom right). 24X34.5 cm Notes: Accompanied by a letter of authenticity attached on the reverse. Condition: For a detailed condition report, please contact us at info@hammersite.com
Hammersite
Jun. 22, 2021
Vlastimil Hofman (1881-1970), Angel
Est: $10,000 - $15,000
Vlastimil Hofman (1881-1970), Angel Oil on wood 1926 Signed and dated 1922 (lower right). An old label inscribed with the name of the arist and dated 1926 (on the reverse). 62.5 X49.5 Condition: For a detailed condition report, please contact us at info@hammersite.com
Hammersite
Mar. 15, 2021
Wlastimil Hofman (Polish 1881-1970), Three Girls
Est: $3,000 - $4,000
Wlastimil Hofman (Polish 1881-1970), Three Girls Oil on board Signed and dated (lower right) . A label from the Polish Ministry of Art, signed by general curator, Dr. Jan Zachawatcwicz, dated 1948 (on the reverse). 15 x 37 cm Condition: For a detailed condition report, please contact us at info@hammersite.com
Hammersite
Dec. 17, 2020
Wlastimil Hofman (1881 - 1970), Children with a bird in their hands
Est: zł35,000 - zł45,000
oil/paperboard, 38 x 44 cm
Desa Unicum SA
Dec. 17, 2020
Wlastimil Hofman (1881 - 1970), Wanderer, 1922
Est: zł12,000 - zł18,000
oil/panel, 34 x 25 cm
Desa Unicum SA
Dec. 17, 2020
Wlastimil Hofman (1881 - 1970), Childhood - Triptych
Est: zł12,000 - zł18,000
oil/board, 9.5 x 32 cm
Desa Unicum SA
Dec. 10, 2020
VLASTISLAV HOFMAN 1884 - 1964 - A CUBIST VASE
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A four-sided soft stoneware frustum with bevelled corners and walls modelled into triangular pyramids with peaks opposite each other. Model number 5012, “A” decor. The director of the Imperial Royal Austrian Museum of Art and Industry (now Museum of Applied Arts), Eduard Leisching, selected a vase of this type for exhibit at the Vienna museum in 1915–1926.
Arthouse Hejtmánek
Nov. 05, 2020
Wlastimil Hofman (1881 - 1970), The View of Haifa ("Widok na Haife"), 1943
Est: zł3,500 - zł4,500
oil/canvas, 24.5 x 43 cm
Desa Unicum SA
Nov. 05, 2020
Wlastimil Hofman (1881 - 1970), "Haifa", 1943
Est: zł3,000 - zł4,000
oil/canvas, 17 x 30.5 cm
Desa Unicum SA
Nov. 05, 2020
Wlastimil Hofman (1881 - 1970), 'Before the gathering', 1943
Est: zł12,000 - zł18,000
oil/canvas, 37 x 41 cm
Desa Unicum SA
Nov. 05, 2020
Wlastimil Hofman (1881 - 1970), Two Girls with Mallow ('In the Garden'), 1926
Est: zł10,000 - zł15,000
oil/board, 25.5 x 17 cm
Desa Unicum SA
Nov. 05, 2020
Wlastimil Hofman (1881 - 1970), Symbolic Portrait of Writer Konrad Eberhardt, 1953
Est: zł25,000 - zł35,000
oil/canvas, 35 x 62 cm
Desa Unicum SA
Nov. 05, 2020
Wlastimil Hofman (1881 - 1970), Girl with a Jackdaw and Boy with a Flute, circa 1920
Est: zł30,000 - zł40,000
oil/plywood, 57 x 61 cm
Desa Unicum SA
Nov. 05, 2020
Wlastimil Hofman (1881 - 1970), Children with Crow, circa 1920
Est: zł30,000 - zł40,000
oil/plywood, 51.5 x 61 cm
Desa Unicum SA
Oct. 22, 2020
Wlastimil Hofman (1881 - 1970), Portrait of a girl, 1928
Est: zł18,000 - zł24,000
oil/paperboard, 31 x 39.5 cm
Desa Unicum SA
Oct. 22, 2020
Wlastimil Hofman (1881 - 1970), Boy listening to trill of a bird
Est: zł24,000 - zł35,000
oil/plywood, 50 x 70 cm
Desa Unicum SA
Oct. 22, 2020
Wlastimil Hofman (1881 - 1970), Portrait of a lady with locket (Portrait of Ada Hammer), 1916
Est: zł30,000 - zł40,000
oil/canvas, 50.5 x 40.5 cm
Desa Unicum SA
Sep. 30, 2020
WLASTIMIL HOFMAN POLISH PAINTING, SIGNED
Est: $500 - $750
WLASTIMIL HOFMAN POLISH PAINTING, SIGNED. WLASTIMIL HOFMAN (Polish 1881-1970) Our Man of Sorrows Oil on masonite Signed lower right 22.5 inches x 16 inches (57 x 40.5 cm) Provenance: The estate of the late Monsignor Michael R. Dylag (1938-2018) SHIPPING NOTICE: Jackson's is your sole and only source for one stop packing and shipping. With over 50 years of experience, our professional, affordable and efficient in-house shipping department will be happy to provide you a fair and reasonable shipping quote on this lot. Simply email us before the auction for a quick quote: shipping@jacksonsauction.com or call 1-800-665-6743. Jackson's can expertly pack and ship to meet any of your needs. To ensure quality control Jackson's DOES NOT release to third party shippers.
Jackson's International
Sep. 26, 2020
Hofman, Wlastimil 1881 Prag - 1970 Szklarska Poreba
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Hofman, Wlastimil 1881 Prag - 1970 Szklarska Poreba Symbolistische Szene. Signiert. Öl/Platte, 50 x 60 cm.
Dusseldorfer Auktionshaus
Sep. 06, 2020
Wlastimil Hofmann
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(1881 Prag - 1970 Szklarska Poreba/Schreiberhau/Polen) /T/Symbolistische Szene mit einem Hirtenknaben beim Bekrönen eines Engels mit einem Blütenkranz// Öl/Malkarton. R. o. sign.; 19,5 cm x 25 cm. Rahmen. /V/Oil on cardboard. Signed.// $P#
Kunstauktionshaus Schloss Ahlden
Jul. 07, 2020
PROMISED LAND
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Rare work by the Czech-Polish symbolist Wlastislav Hofman, who made a significant contribution to art between the two great wars. The work is directly related to the earlier painting of the Coronation of the Madonna, where the Virgin Mary, clothed in traditional costume, receives a crown and two children, one of whom plays the gudok, watch her. In the image of the Promised land, we see the Madonna in the same familiar landscape and also in clothing with folklore elements. Only the plot and the characters of the painting moved a bit forward in time, and an angel suddenly appeared at Mary's feet. Wlastimil Hofman was especially fond of the Marian theme, which is reflected in all his works. He gives the theme a lyrical, intimate character. We deal here with folk stylization, characteristic of young Polish artists. Exhibition label from Krakov gallery from behind. Technique: Oil on plywood, Signed: Upper left "Vlastimil 1911"
Arthouse Hejtmánek
Jul. 02, 2020
Vlastimil Hofman (Polish, 1881-1970) - Melancholia, Oil on Board, 1960.
Est: $2,000 - $4,000
Vlastimil Hofman (Poland, 1881-1970) - Melancholia, Oil on Board, 1960. Signed and dated. Framed. 44x17cm. Frame: 58x31cm. Wlastimil Hofman was a Polish painter, one of the more popular painters of the interwar and postwar years. Hofman was born Vlastimil Hofmann in Prague to Ferdynand Hofmann, a Czech, and Teofila Muzyk Terlecka, a Polish woman. In 1889 Vlastimil's family moved to Krakow in Poland, where he attended St Barbara's School and then the Jan III Sobieski high school. In 1896, he became a student at the Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow, where he studied under, i.a., Jacek Malczewski. In 1899 he went to study painting at the Ecole nationale superieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris. In 1902 he had his first showings in an exhibition by the "Sztuka" society. Further exhibitions followed in Munich, Amsterdam, Rome, Berlin, Prague, Vienna, and Warsaw. In 1904 he painted the first of his village (or peasant) "Madonnas". In 1905 he started the cycle of pictures called "Confession" which brought him international recognition. In 1907 he was the first Polish painter to be made a member of the Gallery of the Vienna Secession. When his professor, Jacek Malczewski, was appointed the Rector of the Krakow Academy of Fine Arts in 1912, Hofman obtained a teaching post there. With the outbreak of World War I, in 19141920 he lived in Prague and then in Paris, marrying his beloved Ada in 1919. Back in Krakow in 1921, he and his wife lived in a villa on Spadzista Street, later renamed Hofman Street in his honor. Sometime around 1922, influenced by his friendship with Jacek Malczewski, he changed the spelling of his name from Czech to a Polonised - Wlastimil. Malczewski died in 1929. In September 1939 Hofman fled from the Nazi invasion, mainly as a result of hiding Czech refugees (including later President, Ludwik Swoboda). Escaping the German Nazis he and his wife found themselves on the part of the Polish territory invaded by the Soviet Red Army after 17 September 1939. He managed to avoid Soviet captivity, though in Pomorzany he witnessed Polish soldiers being transported to camps inside Soviet Russia, among them officers sent to Kozelsk. He reportedly "showed the Polish POWs a lot of compassion and tirelessly painted their portraits on small pieces of cardboard. The portraits were then to be sent to their families." On all accounts it is then that he befriended Zdzislaw Jastrzebiec Peszkowski, who on the day before the transport to Kozelsk left in Hofman's care the regiment's money. According to Hofman biographical notes, he managed to join the soldiers of the Czech Legion and with them traveled through Ternopil, Istanbul, Haifa and Tel-Aviv to Jerusalem Palestine, which is where he spent the remainder of the war. In 1942, he published a book of poetry called Through Darkness to Freedom. He returned to Krakow in June 1946. In May 1947 at the suggestion of his friend Jan Sztaudynger the Hofmans moved to Szklarska Poreba in the Sudety mountains. In July they received a house there, which they called - Wlastimilowka. In the period 19531963 he produced religious paintings for the local church, including "Four Evangelists", "The Way of the Rosary", "The Way of the Cross", "The Adoration of the Child". He also produced many portraits of local people, sports figures - especially footballers from his favorite Wisla Krakow team - and also self-portraits. In 1961, he was awarded the Cross of the Order of the Polish Renaissance. Wlastimil Hofman died on March 6, 1970 and he and his wife are buried in the parochial cemetery in Szklarska Poreba, next to the Corpus Christi Church, run by the Franciscan Fathers and decorated with pictures and banners painted by Wlastimil Hofman with the painting entitled - Jesus Christ with the Holy Eucharist. Wlastimil / Vlastimil Hofman / Hofmann. source: Wikipedia.
Pasarel