Gaston HOFFMANN (1883-c.1960) The Triumph of Death, ca. 1935-40 Oil on panel. Signed lower right. (Misses). 65 x 125 cm. Painter, decorator, cartoonist and illustrator, Gaston Hoffmann is unclassifiable. His inspiration oscillates between the borders of symbolism, art nouveau, surrealism or the popular spirit of the 50s. His Fantastic Novel executed in 1930 is close to surrealism, here his art is close to Pieter Brueghel the Elder and his Triumph of Death, where death present everywhere spares nobody.
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Lot no. 28

Gaston HOFFMANN (1883-c.1960) The Triumph of Death, ca. 1935-40 Oil on panel. Signed lower right. (Misses). 65 x 125 cm. Painter, decorator, cartoonist and illustrator, Gaston Hoffmann is unclassifiable. His inspiration oscillates between the borders of symbolism, art nouveau, surrealism or the popular spirit of the 50s. His Fantastic Novel executed in 1930 is close to surrealism, here his art is close to Pieter Brueghel the Elder and his Triumph of Death, where death present everywhere spares nobody.

Estimate
€800 - €1,200
Result
€3,584
Buyer's premium
28%
Gaston HOFFMANN (1883-c.1960) The Triumph of Death, ca. 1935-40 Oil on panel. Signed lower right. (Misses). 65 x 125 cm. Painter, decorator, cartoonist and illustrator, Gaston Hoffmann is unclassifiable. His inspiration oscillates between the borders of symbolism, art nouveau, surrealism or the popular spirit of the 50s. His Fantastic Novel executed in 1930 is close to surrealism, here his art is close to Pieter Brueghel the Elder and his Triumph of Death, where death present everywhere spares nobody.
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