Lot 166
  • 166

Alexander Archipenko

Estimate
30,000 - 40,000 EUR
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Description

  • Alexander Archipenko
  • White Torso
  • inscribed Archipenko and dated 1916
  • terracotta
  • height: 50.5 cm; 19 7/8 in.

Provenance

Private Collection (acquired directly from the artist)
Private Collection, Norway (by descent from the above and sold: Sotheby's, London, June 29, 1994, lot 239)
Acquired at the above sale by Dr. Arthur Brandt

Literature

Alexander Archipenko, Archipenko, Fifty Creative Years 1908-1958, New York, 1960, another version illustrated pl. 221
Donald Karshan, Archipenko, Sculpture, Drawings and Prints, 1908-1963, Bloomington, 1985, no. 33, silver-plated bronze illustrated pls. 33a & 33b and p. 84
Alexander Archipenko, Moderne Galerie des Saarland-Museums, Saarbrücken, 1986, nos. 32-34, other versions illustrated
Anette Barth, Alexander Archipenkos plastisches oeuvre, vol. II, Frankfurt am Main, 1997, no. 77, the plaster version illustrated p. 173

Condition

Warm earth coloured terracotta. There are some small cracks within the terracotta primarily between the base and the lower part of her proper right leg. There are some plaster residue at the top of the support and some light wear to the proper left portion of her torso. There are some slight surface scratches inherent to age and handling. Examination under UV light reveals no signs of breakages. This work is in good condition.
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