View of Benjamin Reber's Farm
1872 National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.
About this artwork
This folk art landscape depicts a detailed view of the Benjamin Reber farm in Heidelberg Township, Pennsylvania. It features a characteristic farm complex with barns, outbuildings, and white picket fences nestled into a rolling rural terrain.
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Charles C. Hofmann was a prolific folk artist known for documenting the thriving Pennsylvania German farms of the 19th century. Interestingly, Hofmann often painted these commissioned farm portraits while staying on the properties, sometimes even using materials he found at the farms, resulting in a unique, highly detailed visual record of agrarian life.
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View of Benjamin Reber's Farm
Charles Hofmann, 1872
