Lot Essay
Remo Fiorini ran the celebrated Fiorini Foundry in Peterborough Mews, Fulham, London.
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Flat Torso
Details
Alexander Archipenko (1887-1964)
Flat Torso
inscribed with the signature and dated 'ARCHIPENKO 1914' (across the front of the base)
bronze with green-brown patina
14 1/2in. (37cm.) high
Conceived in marble in 1914, this bronze version cast at a later date
Flat Torso
inscribed with the signature and dated 'ARCHIPENKO 1914' (across the front of the base)
bronze with green-brown patina
14 1/2in. (37cm.) high
Conceived in marble in 1914, this bronze version cast at a later date
Provenance
Given by the artist to Remo Fiorini, London and thence by descent to Helen Fiorini, his daughter-in-law
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 1995
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 1995
Literature
I. Goll, Archipenko, New York 1920, (the marble version illustrated p. 2).
H. Hildebrandt, Alexander Archipenko, son Oeuvre, Berlin 1923, p. 13 (marble version illustrated pl. 20).
L. Moholy-Nagy, Von Material zu Architektur, Munich 1929, p. 106 (another cast illustrated pl. 79).
A. Archipenko, Archipenko, Fifty Creative Years 1908-1958, New York 1960, (other casts illustrated pls. 205 & 206).
A. Elsen, Origins of Modern Sculpture: Pioneers and Premises, New York 1974, pp. 111-112 (another cast illustrated p. 132).
K. J. Michaelsen, Archipenko: a Study of the Early Works 1908-1921, New York 1977, p. 34 (another cast illustrated p. S49).
D. Karshan, Archipenko Sculpture, Drawings and Prints 1908-1963, Danville, Kentucky 1985, p. 58, no. 26 (another cast illustrated
pp. 74-75, figs. 26a-c).
H. Hildebrandt, Alexander Archipenko, son Oeuvre, Berlin 1923, p. 13 (marble version illustrated pl. 20).
L. Moholy-Nagy, Von Material zu Architektur, Munich 1929, p. 106 (another cast illustrated pl. 79).
A. Archipenko, Archipenko, Fifty Creative Years 1908-1958, New York 1960, (other casts illustrated pls. 205 & 206).
A. Elsen, Origins of Modern Sculpture: Pioneers and Premises, New York 1974, pp. 111-112 (another cast illustrated p. 132).
K. J. Michaelsen, Archipenko: a Study of the Early Works 1908-1921, New York 1977, p. 34 (another cast illustrated p. S49).
D. Karshan, Archipenko Sculpture, Drawings and Prints 1908-1963, Danville, Kentucky 1985, p. 58, no. 26 (another cast illustrated
pp. 74-75, figs. 26a-c).
Sale room notice
Please note that this lot is withdrawn.