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Live Auction

Premier Auction - Session I

Fri, Sep 16, 2022 09:00AM EDT
Lot 681

Malvina Cornell Hoffman Pavlova Watercolor

Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000

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)

Anna Pavlova, watercolor for the poster, estate stamp verso, watercolor, pencil and gouache on grey paper, sheet 15-1/4 x 10-1/2 in.; black finished wood frame, 21-1/2 x 17-1/2 in.

Note: This watercolor, depicting Pavlova possibly in a pose from Bacchanal, is the preparatory study for a poster that was the first of many important business and artistic collaborations between Hoffman and Pavlova.

Provenance: Estate of the Artist

Condition

hinged in, scattered tacking holes; frame with scratches to surface

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