Lot 475
  • 475

Alexander Archipenko

Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 GBP
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Description

  • Alexander Archipenko
  • TORSE DE FEMME
  • inscribed Archipenko © 1948
  • painted terracotta
  • height: 62.2 cm., 24 1/2 in.

Literature

Anette Barth, Alexander Archipenkos plastisches œuvre, Frankfurt, 1997, no. 284, illustration of the variant p. 479

Condition

There is a nailhead-sized spot of retouching to the top of the figure's torso. Apart from a few pinhead-sized chips to the left and right legs, this work is in good condition.
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