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Provenance

Estate of the artist Private Collection (acquired from the above in 1972) Landau Fine Art, Montreal Acquired from the above in 1998 by the present owner

Literature

Alexander Archipenko, Alexander Archipenko, 50 Creative Years , New York, 1960, no. 158, n.p., illustration of another cast Chicago, Kovler Gallery, Archipenko: Content and Continuity, 1908-1963 , 1968, no. 20, p. 51, pl. 9, illustration of another cast; p. 16 Brussels, Palais de Beaux-Arts, Archipenko , 1969, no. 46, pp. 27 and 44, illustration of another cast Exh. Cat., Paris, Musée Rodin (and traveling), Archipenko: Visionnaire international , 1969, no. 46, pp. 75 and 114, pl. 108, illustration of another cast (titled Torse d’argent ) Exh. Cat., Washington, D.C., Smithsonian Institute, Archipenko, ein internationaler Visionär , 1969, no. 46, pp. 75 and 114, fig. 108, illustration of another cast New York, Bernard Danenberg Galleries, Inc., Archipenko: The American Years, 1923-1963 , 1970, no. 3, pp. 10 and 36, illustration of another cast New York, Pace Galleries, Archipenko at Pace , 1973, no. 11, illustration of another cast Donald Karshan, Archipenko: Sculpture, Drawings and Prints, 1908-1963 , Bloomington, 1985, no. 72, pp. 128-29, illustration of another cast; pp. 136-37 Exh. Cat., Saarbrücken, Moderne Galerie des Saarland-Museums, Alexander Archipenkos erbe Werke von 1908 bis 1963 aus dem testamentarischen Vermächtnis, 1986, no. 71, p. 157, illustration of the plaster Annette Barth, Alexander Archipenkos plastisches oeuvre , vol. II, Frankfurt, 1997, no. 199, pp. 360-61, illustration of the plaster Alexander Archipenko Foundation, ed., Alexander Archipenko Catalogue Raisonné , 2018, no. 2455, fig. S.31-05, http://archipenkocr.org/ (accessed on 1 May 2026)

Catalog summary

Alexander Archipenko 1887 - 1964 Silver Torso inscribed Archipenko and numbered 11/12F silver-plated bronze height (excluding base): 39 in. 99.1 cm. Conceived in 1931; this example cast in 1969 by the Sheidow Bronze Corporation. The Archipenko Foundation will include this work in their forthcoming catalogue raisonné of artwork by Alexander Archipenko. Provenance Estate of the artist Private Collection (acquired from the above in 1972) Landau Fine Art, Montreal Acquired from the above in 1998 by the present owner Literature Alexander Archipenko, Alexander Archipenko, 50 Creative Years , New York, 1960, no. 158, n.p., illustration of another cast Chicago, Kovler Gallery, Archipenko: Content and Continuity, 1908-1963 , 1968, no. 20, p. 51, pl. 9, illustration of another cast; p. 16 Brussels, Palais de Beaux-Arts, Archipenko , 1969, no. 46, pp. 27 and 44, illustration of another cast Exh. Cat., Paris, Musée Rodin (and traveling), Archipenko: Visionnaire international , 1969, no. 46, pp. 75 and 114, pl. 108, illustration of another cast (titled Torse d’argent ) Exh. Cat., Washington, D.C., Smithsonian Institute, Archipenko, ein internationaler Visionär , 1969, no. 46, pp. 75 and 114, fig. 108, illustration of another cast New York, Bernard Danenberg Galleries, Inc., Archipenko: The American Years, 1923-1963 , 1970, no. 3, pp. 10 and 36, illustration of another cast New York, Pace Galleries, Archipenko at Pace , 1973, no. 11, illustration of another cast Donald Karshan, Archipenko: Sculpture, Drawings and Prints, 1908-1963 , Bloomington, 1985, no. 72, pp. 128-29, illustration of another cast; pp. 136-37 Exh. Cat., Saarbrücken, Moderne Galerie des Saarland-Museums, Alexander Archipenkos erbe Werke von 1908 bis 1963 aus dem testamentarischen Vermächtnis, 1986, no. 71, p. 157, illustration of the plaster Annette Barth, Alexander Archipenkos plastisches oeuvre , vol. II, Frankfurt, 1997, no. 199, pp. 360-61, illustration of the plaster Alexander Archipenko Foundation, ed., Alexander Archipenko Catalogue Raisonné , 2018, no. 2455, fig. S.31-05, http://archipenkocr.org/ (accessed on 1 May 2026)