Malvina Hoffman, a New York-born sculptor, made her mark in Paris’s art world between 1910 and 1914. A protégé and close friend of Rodin, she exhibited in major Salons and won top honors from the American Woman’s Art Association. Best known for her striking sculptures of dancers Nijinsky and Pavlova, one of which became the first woman-created work shown in the Luxembourg Gardens, Hoffman’s legacy bridges art, history, and mystery—her iconic sculpture vanished during WWII and remains lost to this day.

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