Lot Essay
Frances Archipenko Gray has confirmed the authenticity of this work.
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Torso in Space
Details
Alexander Archipenko (1887-1964)
Archipenko, A.
Torso in Space
signed 'Archipenko' (on the underside)
polished terracotta
Height: 6 in. (15.2 cm.) Width: 22.3/8 in. (56.8 cm.)
Depth: 3 in. (7.7 cm.)
Conceived in 1936; this version executed before 1942
Archipenko, A.
Torso in Space
signed 'Archipenko' (on the underside)
polished terracotta
Height: 6 in. (15.2 cm.) Width: 22.3/8 in. (56.8 cm.)
Depth: 3 in. (7.7 cm.)
Conceived in 1936; this version executed before 1942
Literature
A. Archipenko, Archipenko, Fifty Creative Years 1908-1958, New York, 1960, nos. 184-186 (other versions illustrated).
D. Karshan, ed., Archipenko, International Visionary, Washington, D.C., 1969, fig. 114 (another version illustrated).
D. Karshan, Archipenko, The Sculpture and Graphic Art, Boulder, 1974, p. 125 (other versions illustrated).
D. Karshan, ed., Archipenko, International Visionary, Washington, D.C., 1969, fig. 114 (another version illustrated).
D. Karshan, Archipenko, The Sculpture and Graphic Art, Boulder, 1974, p. 125 (other versions illustrated).
Sale room notice
This version was executed before 1942.
Provenance:
Milch Galleries.
Acquired from the above by the present owner, circa 1942.
Provenance:
Milch Galleries.
Acquired from the above by the present owner, circa 1942.