PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF DIANE KEMPLER
ALEXANDER ARCHIPENKO (1887-1964)
Arabian
Details
ALEXANDER ARCHIPENKO (1887-1964)
Arabian
signed, numbered and stamped with foundry mark 'Archipenko 4⁄6 MODERN ART FOUNDRY. N.Y.' (on the side of the base)
bronze with brown patina
Height: 25 3⁄8 in. (64.5 cm.)
Conceived in 1936; this bronze version cast in 1961
Arabian
signed, numbered and stamped with foundry mark 'Archipenko 4⁄6 MODERN ART FOUNDRY. N.Y.' (on the side of the base)
bronze with brown patina
Height: 25 3⁄8 in. (64.5 cm.)
Conceived in 1936; this bronze version cast in 1961
Provenance
Joseph Solomon, New York (probably acquired from the artist).
By descent from the above to the late owner.
By descent from the above to the late owner.
Literature
C. Dauterman, "Baked Clay in the Service of Man" in Chronicle of the Museum for the Arts of Decoration of Cooper Union, April 1939, vol. 1, no. 5, p. 180 (terracotta version illustrated).
A. Archipenko, Archipenko: Fifty Creative Years 1908-1958, New York, 1960, no. 26 (terracotta version illustrated).
A. Heilmann and H. Schmoll, Alexander Archipenko, Sarrebruck, 1986, vol. 1, p. 168, no. 78 (terracotta version illustrated, p. 169).
A. Barth, Alexander Archipenkos plastisches Oeuvre, Frankfurt, 1997, vol. II, p. 408, no. 231 (terracotta version illustrated, p. 409).
A. Archipenko, Archipenko: Fifty Creative Years 1908-1958, New York, 1960, no. 26 (terracotta version illustrated).
A. Heilmann and H. Schmoll, Alexander Archipenko, Sarrebruck, 1986, vol. 1, p. 168, no. 78 (terracotta version illustrated, p. 169).
A. Barth, Alexander Archipenkos plastisches Oeuvre, Frankfurt, 1997, vol. II, p. 408, no. 231 (terracotta version illustrated, p. 409).
Further Details
The Archipenko Foundation has confirmed the authenticity of this work.
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