Premier Auction - Session I
Fri, Sep 16, 2022 09:00AM EDT
Lot 684
Malvina Cornell Hoffman Drawing
Estimate: $800 - $1,200
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
|---|---|
| $0 | $25 |
| $100 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $200 |
| $3,000 | $250 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $20,000 | $2,000 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
(American, 1887-1966)
Portrait of the Poet Marianne Moore, signed in blue lower right "Malvina Hoffman", titled "Marianne Moore" lower left, charcoal and chalk on paper, sight 18 x 13-1/4 in.; black finished wood frame, 25-1/2 x 21 in.
Note: Malvina Hoffman and Marianne Moore were lifelong friends and compatriots. After many years of friendship, Moore helped Hoffman write her book Yesterday is Tomorrow: A Personal History in 1965, and read the eulogy at Hoffman's funeral only a year later.
Provenance: Estate of the Artist
Condition
hinged in at top edge, wear and glue remnants at edges not visible under mat; mat and frame in good condition
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