Malvina Hoffman: career timeline
American · 1885–1966 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 20 of 48 lots (42% of works) have a usable creation date; the others are listed at the end by the decade they were sold. Each work is shown once, even when it sold more than once.
| Decade made | Works | Sold | Median sold price | Main medium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 1 | 1 | $4.3kSign up | Sculpture |
| 1910s | 1 | 1 | $51.9kSign up | Sculpture |
| 1920s | 3 | 3 | $1.6kSign up | Sculpture |
| 1930s | 11 | 10 | $1.8kSign up | Sculpture |
| 1940s | 1 | 1 | $2kSign up | Sculpture |
| 1950s | 3 | 3 | $1.3kSign up | Sculpture |
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1900s 1 work
1910s 1 work
1919 The offering$51.9kSign up
1920s 3 works
- Sold
- 3 of 3
- Median
- $1.6kSign up
- Average
- $1.5kSign up
- Typical size
- 9.5 × 6.5 in (24 × 17 cm)
- Mediums
- Sculpture (3)
- Subjects
- —
1926 Study for Lover's Prayer$1.6kSign up
1929 Alabaster Bust$450Sign up
1929 Breton Wrestlers$2.4kSign up
1930s 11 works
- Sold
- 10 of 11
- Median
- $1.8kSign up
- Average
- $4.2kSign up
- Typical size
- 14 × 8.5 in (35 × 22 cm)
- Mediums
- Sculpture (10), Other (1)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (2)
1930 Mongolian Dancer$1.3kSign up
1930 Cambodian Dancer in Costume$2.2kSign up
c. 1930 Head of FosuidiUnsold
1931 Bronze$500Sign up
1931 Untitled, head of an Asian man$550Sign up
1932 Mongolian Dancer$4.3kSign up
1933 Daboa, South Sudan$850Sign up
1933 Blackfoot Indian$26.9kSign up
c. 1937 Liberian Dancer$500Sign up
1937 Bali Dancer with Bow and Arrow$2.2kSign up
1939 Pagan's Prayer, 1939$3kSign up
1940s 1 work
1950s 3 works
- Sold
- 3 of 3
- Median
- $1.3kSign up
- Average
- $1.5kSign up
- Typical size
- 12 × 9 in (31 × 23 cm)
- Mediums
- Sculpture (3)
- Subjects
- Cattle & animals (1)
1953 Matador Sculpture$1.3kSign up
1953 Charging Bull$2.2kSign up
1953 Matador Sculpture$1.1kSign up
Creation date not recorded
28 works have no cataloged or signed date. They are grouped here by the decade they were last sold, which says nothing about when they were made.
Undated, sold in the 2000s 1 work
- Sold
- 1 of 1
- Median
- $2.7kSign up
- Average
- $2.7kSign up
- Typical size
- —
- Mediums
- Other (1)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (1)
sold 2009 Head of a Balinese woman height with base: 8 1/2in$2.7kSign up
Undated, sold in the 2010s 10 works
- Sold
- 2 of 10
- Median
- $4.9kSign up
- Average
- $4.9kSign up
- Typical size
- —
- Mediums
- Sculpture (9), Other (1)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (3)
sold 2011 Bacchanale Frieze Panels (a group of six)Unsold
sold 2011 Bacchanale Frieze Panels (a group of eight)Unsold
sold 2011 Bacchanale Frieze Panels (a group of nine)Unsold
sold 2012 Boy with Panther Club$8.1kSign up
sold 2015 Brotherhood of ManUnsold
sold 2015 - ''Un Puyazo''-Unsold
Show 4 more (2010s)
sold 2017 Head of a Balinese Woman$1.8kSign up
sold 2017 Mongolian DancerUnsold
sold 2017 Hindu Incense BurnerUnsold
sold 2017 Uday ShankarUnsold
Undated, sold in the 2020s 17 works
- Sold
- 16 of 17
- Median
- $1.4kSign up
- Average
- $3.7kSign up
- Typical size
- 8 × 3.5 in (20 × 9 cm)
- Mediums
- Sculpture (13), Other (2), Watercolor (2)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (5), Cattle & animals (1), Landscapes (1)
sold 2022 Head of an Unknown Woman thought to be Anna Pavlova$1.7kSign up
sold 2022 Three Acrobats$650Sign up
sold 2022 Variation of Column of Life$800Sign up
sold 2022 Marcel Griaule Bust$2.6kSign up
sold 2022 Head of an Unknown Woman$3.8kSign up
sold 2022 Head of an African Man$1.6kSign up
Show 6 more (2020s)
sold 2022 La Frileuse (Chilly Girl)$600Sign up
sold 2022 La Gavotte, Nude Study$800Sign up
sold 2022 Head of an Unknown Woman thought to be Anna Pavlova$3.3kSign up
sold 2023 Anna Palova$5kSign up
sold 2024 Dying Bull$800Sign up
sold 2024 The Cap Sculpture$1.1kSign up
…and 5 more works from this group in the full results list.
Medians and averages count sold works only (each work's most recent sale), in US dollars at the sale-date rate. Works cataloged as “attributed to”, “circle of” or similar are left out. All Malvina Hoffman auction results →