Herbert Kampf (1896-?)

Flower still life with corn and blue grapes on a wooden table. Signed and dated '42 lower right. Label on the back: Grosse Deutsche Kunstausstellung 1942 im Haus der Deutschen Kunst zu München. Provenance: Verlag Heinrich Hoffmann (HDK no. 271). The Haus der Deutschen Kunst was opened in 1937 and used as an exhibition room for artists approved by the Nazi-regime until 1945. The work was acquired by the art collector and official photographer of Adolf Hitler, Heinrich Hoffmann (1885-1957). Hoffmann had a shop in Munich in the '20s where Eva Braun worked as his assistant.

Afmeting: Board 119 x 89 cm.