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

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)

Fingal Mourning Over the Body of Malvina, from Ossian's Berrathon
Anne-Louis Girodet de Roucy-Trioson French, 1767-1824

Self-Portrait
Thomas Hoffman American, born 1952

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

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

Barrage
Steve McQueen English, born 1969

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

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

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

Barrage
Steve McQueen English, born 1969

Coyote
Ed Ruscha American, born 1937

Untitled
Donald Judd American, 1928-1994

Vase Depicting a Courtly Scene
Late Classic Maya Petén region, Guatemala