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BIRTH OF THE MODERN: THE ARNOLD AND JOAN SALTZMAN COLLECTION
ALEXANDER ARCHIPENKO (1887-1964)
King Solomon
Details
ALEXANDER ARCHIPENKO (1887-1964)
King Solomon
signed, dated and numbered 'Archipenko 63 F 6⁄10' (on the side of the base)
bronze with brown patina
Height: 51 ½ in. (129.7 cm.)
Conceived in 1963 and cast in 1970
King Solomon
signed, dated and numbered 'Archipenko 63 F 6⁄10' (on the side of the base)
bronze with brown patina
Height: 51 ½ in. (129.7 cm.)
Conceived in 1963 and cast in 1970
Provenance
Estate of the artist.
Bernard Danenberg Galleries, Inc., New York.
Gerald Tsai, Jr., New York (acquired from the above, 1972); Estate sale, Christie's, New York, 5 May 2010, lot 382.
Acquired at the above sale by the late owners.
Bernard Danenberg Galleries, Inc., New York.
Gerald Tsai, Jr., New York (acquired from the above, 1972); Estate sale, Christie's, New York, 5 May 2010, lot 382.
Acquired at the above sale by the late owners.
Literature
D.H. Karshan, Archipenko Content and Continuity, 1908-1963, Chicago, 1968, p. 12 (another cast illustrated).
D.H. Karshan, ed., Archipenko: International Visionary, Washington D.C., 1969, pp. 106-107, nos. 174-176 (other casts illustrated).
D.H. Karshan, Archipenko: Sculpture, Drawings and Prints 1908-1963, Danville, Kentucky, 1985, pp. 170-171, no. 95 (another cast illustrated in color).
D.H. Karshan, Archipenko: Themes and Variations, 1908-1963, Daytona Beach, 1989, p. 84 (another cast illustrated).
The Alexander Archipenko Foundation, The Archipenko Sculpture Catalogue Raisonné, www.archipenkocr.org, no. s.63-O4B (accessed 22 September 2025; illustrated).
D.H. Karshan, ed., Archipenko: International Visionary, Washington D.C., 1969, pp. 106-107, nos. 174-176 (other casts illustrated).
D.H. Karshan, Archipenko: Sculpture, Drawings and Prints 1908-1963, Danville, Kentucky, 1985, pp. 170-171, no. 95 (another cast illustrated in color).
D.H. Karshan, Archipenko: Themes and Variations, 1908-1963, Daytona Beach, 1989, p. 84 (another cast illustrated).
The Alexander Archipenko Foundation, The Archipenko Sculpture Catalogue Raisonné, www.archipenkocr.org, no. s.63-O4B (accessed 22 September 2025; illustrated).
Further Details
The Archipenko Foundation will include this work in their forthcoming catalogue raisonné of sculptures by Alexander Archipenko.
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