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Sep 16, 2022
(American, 1887-1966)
La Gavotte, A Figure of Anna Pavlova, signed on base "? 1915 Malvina Hoffman", Roman Bronze Works, foundry mark "RBW Inc.", patinated bronze", bronze 14-3/4 x 6 x 6 in., with laminated wood base, 1-1/4 x 5-1/2 x 3-1/2 in.; together with a study of Anna Pavlova performing the danse La Gavotte, not apparently signed, pencil on glossy paper, sight 15-1/2 x 10 in.; black frame, 23 x 17-1/2 in.
Note: The world famous Russian Ballerina Anna Pavlova was a life long friend and collaborator with Malvina Hoffman. In spite of her worldwide fame, Malvina Hoffman is the only sculptor that Pavlova posed in this specific pose for.
Literature: Malvina Hoffman, A Sculptor's Odyssey, London, England, 1936, p. 60, different cast illustrated; Malvina Hoffman, Heads and Tales, New York, 1963, p. 60, different cast illustrated; Albert TenEyck Gardner, American Sculpture: A Catalogue of the Collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1965, p. 158, different cast mentioned; Far Gallery, Malvina Hoffman, New York, 1980, p. 13.
Provenance: Estate of the Artist
green to light brown patina; drawing with tear and crease
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