Lot Essay
Other examples of this model are in the collections of the Cleveland Museum of Art and the Detroit Institute of Arts. A wax model is in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Details
Malvina Cornell Hoffman (1887-1966)
'La Gavotte', A Bronze Figure of Anna Pavlova
inscribed 'MALVINA HOFFMAN ©'
14in. (35.6cm.) high, on black veined marble base, golden brown patina
'La Gavotte', A Bronze Figure of Anna Pavlova
inscribed 'MALVINA HOFFMAN ©'
14in. (35.6cm.) high, on black veined marble base, golden brown patina
Literature
M. Hoffman, A Sculptor's Odyssey, London, 1936, p. 60, illus.
A.T. Gardner, American Sculpture, A Catalogue of the Collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1965, p. 158
A.T. Gardner, American Sculpture, A Catalogue of the Collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1965, p. 158