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Alexander Archipenko (1887-1964)
Flat torso , 1914 (Conceived)
Lot #342 |
2006-02-07 |
Christie's, London
Impressionist and Modern Day Sale
Category:
Sculpture
Estimate:
GBP 50,000 - 70,000 (currency of sale)
USD 92,200 - 129,080 (approx.)
Price Sold:
Auction Details
Auction house: Christie's
Auction number: 7190
Auction name: Impressionist and Modern Day Sale
Auction type: Fine Art
Location: London
Start date: 2006-02-07
End date: 2006-02-07
Currency: GBP
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Lot Description
Details
Genre: Sculpture
Department: Sculpture & 3D Art
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Dimensions: Height: 15 in. (38 cm.)
Item measurements:
Height In Centimeters:
38
Width In Centimeters:
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Depth In Centimeters:
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Height In Inches:
15
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Year notes: Conceived in 1914.
Provenance
Provenance<br> <br> <br> <br> Olga Hauser, New York, by whom acquired from the artist<br> <br> circa<br> <br> 1943, and thence by descent to the present owners.
Literature
Literature<br> <br> <br> <br> I. Goll,<br> <br> Archipenko<br> <br> , New York, 1920 (marble version illustrated p. 2).<br> <br> I. Goll, T. Daubler & B. Cendrars,<br> <br> Archipenko Album<br> <br> , Potsdam, 1921, no. 1 (another cast illustrated on frontispiece).<br> <br> H. Hildebrandt,<br> <br> Alexander Archipenko<br> <br> , Berlin, 1923, p. 13 (marble version illustrated pl. 20).<br> <br> A. Elsen,<br> <br> Origins of modern sculpture: Pioneers and Premises<br> <br> , New York, 1974, pp. 111-112 (another cast illustrated pl. 132).<br> <br> K. Janzsky Michaelsen,<br> <br> Archipenko: A Study of the Early Works, 1908-1963<br> <br> , New York, 1977, p. 34 (another cast illustrated pl. 49).<br> <br> D. Karshan,<br> <br> Archipenko Sculpture, Drawings and Prints 1908-1963<br> <br> , Danville, Kentucky, 1985, nos. 26a-c, p. 58 (the variants illustrated pp. 74-75).
Catalog summary
Alexander Archipenko (1887-1964) Flat torso signed and dated 'Archipenko 1914' (on the back of the base) bronze with mid-brown patina Height: 15 in. (38 cm.) Conceived in 1914