Alexander Archipenko

(Possibly) Sally G. Falk, Geneva (acquired directly from the artist)
Erich Goeritz, Berlin (acquired before 1933)
Thence by descent

Ivan Goll, Archipenko, New York, 1920, illustration of the marble version p. 2
Ivan Goll, T. Daubler & Blaise Cendrars, Archipenko Album, Potsdam, 1921, no. I, illustration of the bronze version on the frontispiece
Hans Hildebrandt, Alexander Archipenko, Berlin, 1923, illustration of the marble version pl. 20
Albert E. Elsen, Origins of Modern Sculpture: Pioneers and Premises, New York, 1974, illustration of the bronze version pl. 132
Katherine Janzsky Michaelsen, Archipenko: A Study of the Early Works, 1908-1920, New York, 1977, illustration of the bronze version pl. 49
Donald Karshan, Archipenko Sculpture, Drawings and Prints 1908-1963, Kentucky, 1985, nos. 26a-c, illustrations of the variants pp. 74 & 75
Anette Barth, Alexander Archipenkos plastisches Oeuvre, vol. II, Frankfurt am Main, 1997, no. 59, illustration of the marble version p. 137

In good condition with some scrapes and tiny losses consistent with fragility of medium. Several small repairs, one to right buttock and few on upper leg and back, presumably to blend in. Small losses and color changes. Surface dirty but otherwise in fine condition.
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