The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of April 23, 2024
Pavlova Dancing the Gavotte
1915
sculptor
(American, 1887–1966)
Overall: 35.6 cm (14 in.)
Location: not on view
Description
The dance that inspired this elegant statuette was performed to the "Glowworm" music by German composer Paul Lincke (1866–1946). It gave Hoffman an opportunity to record not only Pavlova's graceful form, but also the legendary ease of her movements, the precise positioning of her feet, and the broad sweep of her arms.- Mrs. Henry A. Everett
- Solender, Katherine. The American Way in Sculpture, 1890-1930. Cleveland, OH: Published by the Cleveland Museum of Art in cooperation with Indiana University Press, 1986. cat. #47, p. 47, repr.Ausherman, Maria, Masters of Shape: The Lives and Art of American Women Sculptors. (Novato, CA: Goff Books, 2022). Reproduced p. 130.
- Object in Focus: Malvina Hoffman, Bacchanale. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (January 8-March 10, 2002).The American Way in Sculpture 1890-1930. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (August 12-October 19, 1986).Art Deco. The Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, OH (organizer) (December 2, 1973-January 27, 1974).Sculpture of Our Time. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 5-December 5, 1937).Gorham Gallery, May, 1915.
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Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1923.725