Artist/Maker
Malvina Cornell Hoffman
(American, 1887 – 1966)
Depicted
Felix Warburg
(1871 - 1937)
Felix Moritz Warburg (1871–1937)
1935
Light colored bronze painted plaster
Overall: 21 1/2 x 17 x 10 1/2 in. ( 54.6 x 43.2 x 26.7 cm )
Gift of the artist
1951.455
A native of Hamburg, Germany, the subject came to the United States in 1894 when he joined the banking firm of Kuhn, Loeb and Company. In 1895 he married Frieda, the daughter of Jacob H. Schiff, the head of the firm. A generous philanthropist, he was chairman of the Federation for the Support of Jewish Philanthropies of New York City and a director of the Henry Street Settlement House. He was also interested in art and became a member of the corporation of the Museum of Modern Art.
DescriptionPortrait bustSignedSigned below proper left shoulder: "M. HOFFMAN"
MarkingsInscribed at center back edge: "F. WARBURG / 1935"
ClassificationsSCULPTURE
