"Two Heads" by Karl Hofer, German, (1878-1955) Pastel

"Two Heads" by Karl Hofer, German, (1878-1955) PastelDrypoint, ca. 1927, Ed. 278, R. 55, 9 1 8 x 7, signed, titled & numbered in pencil, on thin cream wove paper measuring 12 7 16 x 9 3 4, tape stain to bottom corners verso only, slightest toning to mat opening, the artist's inky fingerprint to left margin at center edge, impression and margins recto fine. A spare and forceful drypoint by Hofer.

being sentimental I own my own impression of this print

unknown but probably small

and had a large collection of their music in his Connecticut studio

also embraced these ideas in his own explorations of abstraction

There is an old price of $2

on thin cream japan paper

There is some rippling

Fay's witty appraisal of character

on cream wove Rives paper

Traces of tape residue top margin edge verso

and is noted for creating the most subtle effects and fine detail with seeming ease

slight skinning recto top and side center margin edges from previous tape hinges