Hoffman’s work is defined by its 19th century sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.

Untitled (Portrait of Family of Five)
Hoffman Bros. American, 19th century

Head of Pavlova
Malvina Hoffman (American, 1885–1966)

Column of Life
Malvina Hoffman (American, 1885–1966)

Offrande
Malvina Hoffman (American, 1885–1966)

Kneeling Girl
Malvina Hoffman (American, 1885–1966)

Self-Portrait
Thomas Hoffman American, born 1952

Harriet Warner Walker, approximately 3 years old
L. Melander & Bro. (active late 19th century) Lewis M. Melander (American, born Sweden, died 1901) Silas Peter Melander (American, born Sweden, 1853–1929)

Dump Truck (Burns Bros. Coal Co.)
Beatrice Mandelman American, 1912-1998

Weights and Measures
Richard Serra American, 1938-2024

As if this flesh, which wall about our life, were brass impregnable
Annette Lemieux American, born 1957

Beside the River, No. 24 from the series "Stereoscopic Views of American and Foreign Scenery"
Whiting Bros. Americans, active late 1860s

Architectural Brick with Ogre Mask
China, from the pagoda at Xiuding Si (Xiuding Temple) at Mount Qingliang, near Anyang, Henan province

Portrait of a young woman
L. Melander & Bro. (active late 19th century) Lewis M. Melander (American, born Sweden, died 1901) Silas Peter Melander (American, born Sweden, 1853–1929)

Barrage
Steve McQueen English, born 1969

Frank C. Weber Building, Chicago, Illinois, Multiple Views
Sailor and Hoffman American, 20th century

Barrage
Steve McQueen English, born 1969

Mythological Scene Depicting a Deity with a Bundle
Made for Ju’n Chakaw Naahb Cha’n (ruled 658-667) Late Classic Maya, "Codex Style" ceramic La Corona (Saknikte’), Usumacinta River area, Guatemala

Mt. Hoffman, Yosemite, Cal.
Kilburn Brothers American, active 1855–1875

Barrage
Steve McQueen English, born 1969

Coyote
Ed Ruscha American, born 1937