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Hugo Wilhelm Kauffmann (1844–1915), a German painter born in Hamburg and who died in Prien am Chiemsee, pursues his career across several German cities and Paris. The son of the painter Hermann Kauffmann, he goes to Frankfurt am Main in 1861, where he works with Jakob Becker, Edward von Steinle and Johann Nepomuk Zwerger. At the Städel Institute, Johann Georg Mohr, Fritz Rumpf, Robert Forell and Oscar Goebel are among his classmates.
He lives in Kronberg im Taunus from 1863 to 1871. During this period, he spends one winter in Hamburg, five months in Düsseldorf and a year and a half in Paris, which he leaves in 1870 because of the war. In 1871, he settles in Munich. According to the biographical entry, his subjects are inspired mainly by the urban population and, in part, by the rural population.
Among the documented works is «Kinder beim Fischen», an oil on wood from 1902, signed and dated at the lower right; it measures 16 × 12 cm.
This profile brings together identity references for Hugo Kauffmann and paintings, drawings and works on paper documented in auction catalogues.
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Oil on wood
Strickende Magd mit Verehrer
Öl auf Holz
Catalogue period : 2021-12-17
Published result : 1300 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 1200–1800
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Oil on wood
Kinder beim Fischen, 1902
Öl auf Holz
Catalogue period : 2021-11-05
Published result : 2674 CHF
Including buyer’s premium
Estimate : CHF 800–1200
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Oil on canvas
Die Versteigerung
Öl auf Leinwand
Auction date : 2020-05-30
Published result : 57500 EUR
Including buyer’s premium
Estimate : 40000
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Oil on wood
Die gute Partie
Öl auf Holz
Auction date : 2018-05-16
Published result : 47120 EUR
Including buyer’s premium
Estimate : 28000
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Oil on wood
Schlechtes Bier Gutes Bier
Öl auf Holz
Auction date : 2016-03-16
Published result : 9920 EUR
Including buyer’s premium
Estimate : 3500
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Oil on wood
Wirt mit Katze
Öl auf Holz
Auction date : 2015-11-14
Published result : 6200 EUR
Including buyer’s premium
Estimate : 4000
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