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Preparing for Dinner

Name: Preparing for Dinner
Brand: RoGallery
SKU: 42959

Jack Hofflander

$2,000

American (1920–2003)

Date: circa 1975
Acrylic on Board
Size: 12 in. x 5.5 in. (30.48 cm x 13.97 cm)
Frame Size: 18.5 x 12 inches

$2,000

Framed

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about Preparing for Dinner

In this playful depiction of a four-story home, Jack Hofflander relies on the use of cutaways to show the interior rooms on each floor of the house.

In the kitchen on the first floor, a chef and servant prepare the couple's dinner while the husband puts slacks on upstairs on the fourth floor and the wife takes a bath on the third floor. This playful portrayal of a couple with housekeeping staff is humorous and sweet.

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About The Artist: Jack Hofflander

Jack Hofflander was born in Waukegan, Illinois, in 1920. During his childhood, he was already entering art contests with his pencil sketches, especially using the flora, fauna, and landscapes near Lake Michigan as his subjects. After graduation from high school in 1938, he studied “life drawing” at the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts. During World War II he was in the Special Services Branch, where he utilized his skills to design and...

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About The Medium: Acrylic

A fast-drying paint made of pigment suspended in acrylic polymer emulsion. Acrylic paints are water-soluble, but become water-resistant when dry.

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