Alexander Archipenko (1887-1964)
Flat Torso , 1914 (Conceived)
Lot #392 |
2010-05-05 |
Christie's, New York
Impressionist/Modern Day Sale
Category:
Sculpture
Estimate:
USD 70,000 - 90,000 (currency of sale)
Price Sold:
Auction Details
Auction house: Christie's
Auction number: 2313
Auction name: Impressionist/Modern Day Sale
Auction type: Fine Art
Location: New York
Start date: 2010-05-05
End date: 2010-05-05
Currency: USD
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Lot Description
Details
Genre: Sculpture
Department: Sculpture & 3D Art
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Dimensions: Height: 15 in. (38.1 cm.)
Item measurements:
Height In Centimeters:
38.1
Width In Centimeters:
nan
Depth In Centimeters:
nan
Height In Inches:
15
Width In Inches:
nan
Depth In Inches:
nan
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Year notes: Conceived in 1914.
Literature
Literature<br> <br> <br> <br> I. Goll,<br> <br> Archipenko<br> <br> , New York, 1920, p. 2 (another version illustrated).<br> <br> I. Goll, T. Däubler and B. Cendrars,<br> <br> Archipenko-Album<br> <br> , Potsdam, 1921, no. 1 (another cast illustrated on the frontispiece).<br> <br> H. Hildebrandt,<br> <br> Alexander Archipenko<br> <br> , Berlin, 1923, p. 13 (another version illustrated, pl. 20).<br> <br> A. Archipenko,<br> <br> Archipenko, Fifty Creative Years 1908-1958<br> <br> , New York, 1960, pls. 205-206 (another cast illustrated).<br> <br> A.E. Elsen,<br> <br> Origins of Modern Sculpture, Pioneers and Premises<br> <br> , New York, 1974, p. 112 (another cast illustrated, pl. 132).<br> <br> D.H. Karshan,<br> <br> Archipenko, The Sculpture and Graphic Art, Including a Print Catalogue Raisonné<br> <br> , Tübingen, 1974, p. 33 (another cast illustrated).<br> <br> K.J. Michaelsen,<br> <br> Archipenko, A Study of the Early Works, 1908-1920<br> <br> , New York, 1977, p. 34 (another cast illustrated, pl. 49).<br> <br> D.H. Karshan,<br> <br> Archipenko, Sculpture, Drawings and Prints,<br> <br> 1908-1963<br> <br> , Danville, Kentucky, 1985, p. 58, no. 26 (another version illustrated, pp. 74-75).
Catalog summary
Alexander Archipenko (1887-1964) Flat Torso signed and dated 'ARCHIPENKO 1914' (on the front of the base) polished bronze Height: 15 in. (38.1 cm.) Conceived in 1914; this bronze version cast in the artist's lifetime