Lot Essay
The Archipenko Foundation will include this work in the upcoming catalogue raisonné of sculptures by Alexander Archipenko.
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Small Reclining Figure
Details
Alexander Archipenko (1887-1964)
Small Reclining Figure
signed and numbered 'Archipenko 5/12F' (on the back of the leg)
bronze with blue and green patina
Length: 11¾ in. (29.9 cm.)
Conceived in 1913; this bronze version cast by the estate of the artist
Small Reclining Figure
signed and numbered 'Archipenko 5/12F' (on the back of the leg)
bronze with blue and green patina
Length: 11¾ in. (29.9 cm.)
Conceived in 1913; this bronze version cast by the estate of the artist
Provenance
Estate of the artist.
Kovler Gallery, Chicago.
Steven and Ursula Schwartz, Palm Springs (acquired from the above); sale, Christie's, New York, 15 May 1997, lot 430.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
Kovler Gallery, Chicago.
Steven and Ursula Schwartz, Palm Springs (acquired from the above); sale, Christie's, New York, 15 May 1997, lot 430.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
Literature
D. Karshan, Archipenko, The Sculpture and Graphic Art, Tübingen, 1974, p. 69 (another cast illustrated).
K.J. Michaelson, Archipenko: A Study of the Early Works, 1908-1921, New York, 1977, pl. 44 (plaster version illustrated).
D. Karshan, Archipenko, Sculpture, Drawings and Prints, 1908-1963, Danville, Kentucky, 1985, no. 15 (another cast illustrated, p. 53).
K.J. Michaelson, Archipenko: A Study of the Early Works, 1908-1921, New York, 1977, pl. 44 (plaster version illustrated).
D. Karshan, Archipenko, Sculpture, Drawings and Prints, 1908-1963, Danville, Kentucky, 1985, no. 15 (another cast illustrated, p. 53).