Robert Hoffmann-Salpia (Polish/German,1887-1983) Fauvist Oil on Canvas laid on Board Country Village 1969. In red frame measures 27 3/4"xx30 1/2"x1". Weight 12 pds. PROVENANCE: A Private Charleston SC Estate Hoffmann-Salpia lived at times in Serdanki, Poland, Coburg, Bavaria and in Ottobrunn near Munich, manu of his works deal with impressions of these landscapes.He began as a Teacher in 1907 and taught until his father passed and his inheritance allowed him to begin his art education in Krolewiec at the art academy. Two of his professors, Arthur Degener and Eduard Bischoff became his loyal, lifelong friends. Although his first art exhibition at Riesemann and Linthaler was criticized in the press, his paintings did receive some positive interest and was compared to the work of Maurice de Vlaminck. He continued to exhibit and his works were shown in Krolewiec, Berlin, Hamburg, Hanover and he also exhibited at the Louvre during a trip to France. In 1980 a large exhibit of Hoffmans work was shown near Munich and was a huge success. His paintings are in private collections, public buildings, banks, post offices and libraries throughout Europe.

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