Lot 169
  • 169

Alexander Archipenko

Estimate
50,000 - 70,000 USD
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Description

  • Alexander Archipenko
  • Torso, Female Figure
  • Inscribed Archipenko and dated © 1948
  • White glazed ceramic 
  • Height: 24 in.
  • 61 cm

Provenance

Private Collection, United States
Acquired from the estate of the above

Literature

Annette Barth, Alexander Archipenkos Plastisches Oeuvre, vol. II, Frankfurt am Main, 1997, no. 284, illustration of another cast p. 478

Condition

A glazed white ceramic. There are a few minor, scattered surface scratches which appear in faint grey most notably to the upper right of the figure's torso, as well as along the top of the base. There is a slightly deeper scratch running vertically along the figure's right buttock, as well as a small 1/8 inch loss in the figure's left side. Some minor discoloration is also visible on either side of the figure's waist. This work is in overall very good condition.
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