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
Offrande
Kneeling Girl
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
Beside the River, No. 24 from the series "Stereoscopic Views of American and Foreign Scenery"
Whiting Bros. Americans, active late 1860s
As if this flesh, which wall about our life, were brass impregnable
Annette Lemieux American, born 1957
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
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
Memorial portrait of the artist Utagawa Kuniyoshi
Utagawa Yoshiiku Japanese, 1833-1904