Lot 309
  • 309

Alexander Archipenko

Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 USD
bidding is closed

Description

  • Alexander Archipenko
  • Bather
  • Inscribed Archipenko, numbered 3/4 and inscribed with the foundry mark Bedford Bronze Fdry
  • Bronze
  • Height: 19 7/8 in.
  • 50.5 cm

Provenance

Nierendorf Gallery, New York
Bernard Danenberg Galleries, New York (and sold: Sotheby Parke-Bernet, Inc., New York, June 17, 1975, lot 56)
Acquired at the above sale

Literature

Ralph Melcher, Alexander Archipenko, Saarbrücken, 2008, no. 69, illustration of the plaster version p. 134

Condition

Attractive dark brown patina. Some minor spots of red oxidization and dust in the crevices, consistent with age and handling. This work is in good condition.
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