Lot Essay
Frances Archipenko has confirmed the authenticity of this sculpture.
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PROPERTY FROM AN AMERICAN PRIVATE COLLECTION
Alexander Archipenko (1887-1964)
Geometric Statuette
Details
Alexander Archipenko (1887-1964)
Geometric Statuette
signed, dated, numbered and inscribed 'Archipenko 1914 7/8F PARIS' (on the right side of the base)
bronze with brown patina
Height: 27¼ in. (69.2 cm.)
Conceived in 1914; this bronze version cast in 1968
Geometric Statuette
signed, dated, numbered and inscribed 'Archipenko 1914 7/8F PARIS' (on the right side of the base)
bronze with brown patina
Height: 27¼ in. (69.2 cm.)
Conceived in 1914; this bronze version cast in 1968
Provenance
Estate of the artist.
Simon Askin, Houston.
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 1980.
Simon Askin, Houston.
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 1980.
Literature
A. Archipenko, Archipenko, Fifty Creative Years, 1908-1958, New York, 1960, no. 135 (polychrome terracotta version illustrated; titled Statuette).
K.J. Michaelsen, Archipenko, A Study of the Early Works, 1908-1921, New York, 1977, pp. 65-65 (plaster version illustrated, no. s51).
K.J. Michaelsen, Archipenko, A Study of the Early Works, 1908-1921, New York, 1977, pp. 65-65 (plaster version illustrated, no. s51).
Sale Room Notice
Please note the casting date for the present sculpture:
Conceived in 1914; this bronze version cast in 1968
Please note the property title for this lot should read "Property from an American Private Collection"
Conceived in 1914; this bronze version cast in 1968
Please note the property title for this lot should read "Property from an American Private Collection"