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Man with a Melon
Karl Hofer (German, 1878–1955)
Berlin 1926. Oil on canvas, 42 1/4 x 28 7/8" (107.3 x 73.3 cm). Purchase
Collection work meeting criteria specified in Introduction.
284.1949
The artist
Dr. Kurt Feldhäusser (d. January 1945), Berlin/Kirchberg. Purchased from the artist
Marie Luise Feldhaeusser (mother), Kirchberg, January 1945 - May 1948; then Brooklyn, New York, 1948 – 1949
Weyhe Gallery, New York. On consignment from Marie Luise Feldhaeusser, 1949
The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Purchased from Weyhe Gallery , 1949
[Mann mit Melone]
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