Alice Using A Flamingo As A Croquet Mallet, Hoffman Signed Sculpture.
Item History & Price
Alice Using a Flamingo as a Croquet Mallet,
(1967 original bronze sculpture signed.)
Edward Fenno Hoffman III
...rmal; word-spacing:0px; background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style:initial; text-decoration-color:initial;">American, 1916-1991
Alice Using a Flamingo as a Croquet Mallet, 1967
Signed Edward F. Hoffman III and dated 1967
Bronze with gold patina, on a composition base.
Height without base 13 3/16 inches
"Mr. Hoffman, who was born in Philadelphia, attended the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts and worked briefly as an assistant to the sculptor Paul Manship. His first New York exhibition was in 1956 at the Grand Central Art Gallery, which represented him for the rest of his life.
His work is in the collections of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and the National Academy of Design. His public sculptures include an "Ascension" at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York City, a "Descent From the Cross" at St. John's Church in Southampton, L.I., and a "Pieta" at the American Cathedral in Rome."
Last sold at Doyle Auction for $3, 750.00
SALE 16BE02 | LOT 55
Shipped with USPS Priority Mail.
(1967 original bronze sculpture signed.)
Edward Fenno Hoffman III
...rmal; word-spacing:0px; background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style:initial; text-decoration-color:initial;">American, 1916-1991
Alice Using a Flamingo as a Croquet Mallet, 1967
Signed Edward F. Hoffman III and dated 1967
Bronze with gold patina, on a composition base.
Height without base 13 3/16 inches
"Mr. Hoffman, who was born in Philadelphia, attended the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts and worked briefly as an assistant to the sculptor Paul Manship. His first New York exhibition was in 1956 at the Grand Central Art Gallery, which represented him for the rest of his life.
His work is in the collections of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and the National Academy of Design. His public sculptures include an "Ascension" at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York City, a "Descent From the Cross" at St. John's Church in Southampton, L.I., and a "Pieta" at the American Cathedral in Rome."
Last sold at Doyle Auction for $3, 750.00
SALE 16BE02 | LOT 55
Shipped with USPS Priority Mail.
