Ernst Hofmann (1926) German Silent Film and 50 similar items
ERNST HOFMANN (1926) German Silent Film Postcard SIGNED BY ERNST HOFMANN
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Item traits
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Quantity Available: |
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Condition: |
Unspecified by seller, may be new. |
Country/Region of Manufacture: |
Germany |
Size: |
3.5 x 5.25 inches |
Industry: |
Movies |
Original/Reproduction: |
Original |
Signed by: |
Ernst Hofmann |
Autograph Authentication: |
Not Authenticated |
Movie: |
Publicity photograph |
Modification Description: |
Signed in black ink by silent film actor/producer Ernst Hofmann. |
Item Number: |
PC-HOFMANN-01 |
Modified Item: |
Yes |
LOC: |
ALBUM2 |
Object Type: |
Postcard |
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More than a week ago |
Item number: |
750339938 |
Item description
Vintage original 3.5 x 5.25 in. German postcard depicting the German silent film actor and producer, ERNST HOFMANN. He is depicted in a medium publicity shot by Binder with his back to the camera and wearing a light striped jacket as he looks to the side with his hands in his pockets. This postcard was signed in black ink by Ernst Hofmann in 1926 (see "Provenance" below), the year in which he appeared in three films. Printed by the renowned Ross-Verlag company of Berlin, this vintage original postcard was cancelled on June 22, 1926 in Berlin and is in very fine condition with a light diagonal mark (not a crease) on each corner from where it was inserted into one of the albums described below and light signs of wear on the tip of the top left corner. There are no tears, stains, or other flaws.
Provenance: Approximately 8 years ago, we purchased a collection of two albums of vintage original German postcards from a rare book dealer at an antiquarian book fair in Pasadena, California (see photos). Approximately half of the postcards were signed by the respective personalities and the ones that were dated by the actors are all dated "1926." We were informed by the dealer that these photographs came from a film collector in Germany who acquired the postcards at the time they were issued and then had them signed by the respective actors when he met them in person. We are now pleased to make these vintage original postcards available to other collectors.
Ernst Hofmann was born on December 7, 1880 in Berlin,
Germany as Ernst Carl Heinrich Hofmann von Schönholtz. He was an actor and
producer, known for Emerald of Death (1919), MarieAntoinette - Das Leben einer Königin (1922)
and Die Fledermaus (1923). Regarded as one of the most
attractive actors in the 1910's, he first worked at the Deutsches Theater in
Berlin before he began his film career in the 1910's with performances in Die Insel der Seligen (1913), as well as
the box-office hits Satanas (1919)
and Herrin der Welt (1920). In 1919,
he produced Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau's first film, Der Knabe in Blau/Der Todessmaragd (1919) and also assumed the
leading role. He became a very busy actor in the 1920's and took part in many
well-known productions. When the advent of sound, he ended his film career. Ernst
Hofmann published, under his pen name Ernst Hofmann von Schönholtz, several
entertainment and crime novels. He was married to Hedda and died on April 27,
1945 in Potsdam, Germany during the fights for Berlin.
Ross-Verlag in Berlin was a German
publishing house specialized in photographs and photo postcards of artists. The
owner of the company was Heinrich Ross (b. 10 August 1870; d. after 1954 as
emigrant in the USA).
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