Eugen Hoffmann Explained

Eugen Hoffmann, born in Dresden on 1892, a sculptor, trained in 1919 with Karl Albiker at the Dresden Academy of Fine Arts.

Birth Date:1892
Birth Place:Dresden
Death Date:1955
Death Place:Dresden
Resting Place:Heidefriedhof, Dresden
Nationality:German
Notable Works:Girl with Blue Hair (Mädchen mit Blauem haar)

He joined the Communist Party of Germany in 1933.

In 1937 his work was selected for the Degenerate Art Exhibition in 1937.

Works in Entartete Kunst

Works in Entartete Kunst include:[1]

Adam and Eve - Exhibited as Joseph and Potiphar by Christoph Voll. Destroyed.

Mädchen mit blauem Haar (Girl with blue hair) Plaster. Acquired by Stadtmuseum Dresden 1919. The replica of this work was used in the 2017 German film Never Look Away.

Weiblicher Akt (Female nude) Wood, dimensions unknown.

Nackln Web (Female nude) Etching.

Notes

Notes and References

  1. Book: Degenerate art : the fate of the avant-garde in Nazi Germany. Barron. Stephanie. Guenther. Peter W.. Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Art Institute of Chicago. 1991. Los Angeles, Calif. : Los Angeles County Museum of Art; New York : H.N. Abrams. Los Angeles County Museum of Art. 9780810936539.