Live Auction 13084Liberation through Expression: Outsider and Vernacular Art
Albert Hoffman (1915-1993)
Lot 27PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE NEW YORK COLLECTION

Albert Hoffman (1915-1993)

Toothed Whale

Closed22 January 2016

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Albert Hoffman (1915-1993)
Toothed Whale
base stamped .TOOTHED WHALE. on top right corner and AL.HOFFMAN on front right
paint on wood
overall 21 in. high, 49 in. long, 9 in. deep

Andrew Edlin Gallery, New York (acquired directly from the artist's estate)

Specialist note

Born in Philadelphia, Albert Hoffman (1915-1993) had a lifelong connection to the sea. He caught fish during the Great Depression to supplement his family’s income, served in the Navy during World War II, and eventually settled in Atlantic City along the ocean. Toothed Whale, like his other works of marine life, stems from his great respect for the water.