The Offering, (sculpture).

The Offering, (sculpture).

Hoffman, Malvina, 1885-1966, sculptor.

Roman Bronze Works, founder.

The Offering, (sculpture).

Bronze with light green on black bases.

2 parts. Male figure: H. 10 1/2 in.; Base: H. 3 in. W. 5 3/4 in. (5 1/2 lbs.) Female figure: H. 9 3/4 in.; Base: H. 3 in. W. 5 in. (3 3/4 lbs.).

(Male, top of base, back right:) M. HOFFMAN (copyright symbol) 1919 (Male, end of base, side, near top:) ROMAN BRONZE WORKS INC. N.Y. (Female, top of base, back edge:) M. HOFFMAN (copyright symbol) 1919 (Female, back top edge on side base:) ROMAN BRONZE WORKS, N.Y. signed Founder's mark appears.

Two kneeling, nude, full figures on separate attached bases. The female's hands are clasped low behind her back and her head is uplifted. The male figure's arms are bent and his hands are cupped as if to take the female's face between them.

Literature -- Verlaine -- Offrande

Glenbow Museum, 130-9th Avenue S.E., Calgary, Alberta Canada T2G 0P3

Purchased from Hoffman, Malvina Cornell, New York, New York 11/18/65.

This sculpture was an attempt to interpret Paul Verlaine's poem "Offrande." Cat. No. B.65.70.29/(1-2).

Glenbow Museum, 1989.

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