Irwin D. Hoffman Oil Painting "Barber Shop", circa 1936

Item Details

Irwin D. Hoffman (American, 1901 – 1989)
Barber Shop, mid 20th century
Oil painting on canvas
Signed to the lower right
Gallery label to verso from Associated American Artists
A lithographic version of this composition was published in 1936 by Associated American Artists

Born in Boston, Irwin D. Hoffman was an American painter, sculpture, and printmaker. He studied at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts School where he was awarded the Paige Traveling Scholarship, allowing him to study painting in Europe. After his return, he was based in New York, and Hoffman often traveled with his brothers’ mining company in the American Southwest, Mexico, and Puerto Rico, which provided subjects for many of his works. His work has been collected by numerous institutions including the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, and the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, among others.

Condition

- discoloration to varnish layer; accretion to surface; craquelure throughout; some scattered flaked paint loss; wear to frame includes cracked and flaking finish, cracks to molding, and some chipped and lost molding pieces.

Dimensions

- measurement of frame; visible image measures 29.5" W x 24.5" H.

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Item #

ITMG384266