Lot Essay
The Archipenko Foundation believes that this may be a unique cast and will include this work in the upcoming catalogue raisonné of sculptures by Alexander Archipenko.
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Property from the Estate of Jack and Joy Rich
Alexander Archipenko (1887-1964)
Young Girl
Details
Alexander Archipenko (1887-1964)
Young Girl
signed 'Archipenko' (on the right side of the base) and stamped with foundry mark 'AMERART FDRY N.Y.' (on the back of the base)
bronze with brown patina
Height: 35 in. (88.9 cm.)
Conceived in 1926; this bronze version cast in the late 1920s
Young Girl
signed 'Archipenko' (on the right side of the base) and stamped with foundry mark 'AMERART FDRY N.Y.' (on the back of the base)
bronze with brown patina
Height: 35 in. (88.9 cm.)
Conceived in 1926; this bronze version cast in the late 1920s
Provenance
Josef von Sternberg, Hollywood.
Anon. sale, Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, 22 November 1949, lot 64.
Acquired at the above sale by the late owner.
Anon. sale, Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, 22 November 1949, lot 64.
Acquired at the above sale by the late owner.
Literature
A. Archipenko, Archipenko: Fifty Creative Years, 1908-1958, New York, 1960, no. 93 (another cast illustrated).
Exhibited
Denver Museum, Western Cities Tour of the Exhibition of the Works of Alexander Archipenko, 1927.
Tokyo, Société des Artistes Nikwa, Alexander Archipenko, 1927.
New York, Anderson Galleries, Archipenko, 1928.
The Arts Club of Chicago, An Exhibition of Sculpture and Paintings by Alexander Archipenko, 1929.
Hollywood, Braxton Galleries, The Archipenko Exhibition, 1929.
San Francisco, The California Palace of the Legion of Honor, Contemporary American Sculpture, 1929.
Los Angeles, County Museum of Art (on loan, 1935 and 1943).
Tokyo, Société des Artistes Nikwa, Alexander Archipenko, 1927.
New York, Anderson Galleries, Archipenko, 1928.
The Arts Club of Chicago, An Exhibition of Sculpture and Paintings by Alexander Archipenko, 1929.
Hollywood, Braxton Galleries, The Archipenko Exhibition, 1929.
San Francisco, The California Palace of the Legion of Honor, Contemporary American Sculpture, 1929.
Los Angeles, County Museum of Art (on loan, 1935 and 1943).