Malvina Cornell Hoffman (American, 1887-1966) La Gavotte / A Figure of Anna Pavlova

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Malvina Cornell Hoffman (American, 1887-1966)

La Gavotte/A Figure of Anna Pavlova
Signed and dated "© 1915 MALVINA HOFFMAN" on the base, inscribed "RBW INC."
on the edge of the base.
Bronze with green patina, height 14 3/4 in. (37.4 cm),presented on a low plinth.
Condition: Possibly a later casting.

Provenance: Acquired by the present owner from the FAR Gallery, New York, New York, June 24 1980, formerly in the collections of the California Palace of the Legion of Honor, Cleveland Museum of Art, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art (wax).

N.B. From FAR invoice: "Edition: 28; lifetime, 23; posthumous casts, 5. This example one of five posthumous casts."
Estimate $4,000-6,000


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