Details
Alexander Archipenko (1887-1964)
Gedrehter Torso
signed on the right thigh Archipenko, white marble
19in. (48.2cm.) high
Conceived in 1921 and carved shortly afterwards
Gedrehter Torso
signed on the right thigh Archipenko, white marble
19in. (48.2cm.) high
Conceived in 1921 and carved shortly afterwards
Provenance
According to family records, this piece was bought directly from the Artist in Berlin in 1922 by the father of the present owner
Literature
A. Archipenko, Archipenko, 50 Creative Years 1908-1958, New York, 1960 (illustration of the marble in the Philadelphia Museum, pl. 118)
Exhibition catalogue, Alexander Archipenko, a memorial Exhibition, California, 1967, no. 38 (illustration of the larger bronze p. 50)
D. Karshan, Archipenko, the Sculpture and Graphic Art, Tübingen, 1974 (illustration of the marble in the Philadelphia Museum p. 99)
Exhibition catalogue, Alexander Archipenko, Moderne Galerie des Saarland-Museums, Saarbrücken, 1986, pp. 106-9, nos. 46-7 (illustrations of the large and small plasters pp. 107, 109)
Exhibition catalogue, Alexander Archipenko, A Centennial Tribute, Washington, National Gallery and Tel Aviv Museum, Washington, 1987 (photograph of Archipenko's travelling exhibition in Germany in 1921 with a marble exhibited, p. 51)
Exhibition catalogue, Alexander Archipenko, a memorial Exhibition, California, 1967, no. 38 (illustration of the larger bronze p. 50)
D. Karshan, Archipenko, the Sculpture and Graphic Art, Tübingen, 1974 (illustration of the marble in the Philadelphia Museum p. 99)
Exhibition catalogue, Alexander Archipenko, Moderne Galerie des Saarland-Museums, Saarbrücken, 1986, pp. 106-9, nos. 46-7 (illustrations of the large and small plasters pp. 107, 109)
Exhibition catalogue, Alexander Archipenko, A Centennial Tribute, Washington, National Gallery and Tel Aviv Museum, Washington, 1987 (photograph of Archipenko's travelling exhibition in Germany in 1921 with a marble exhibited, p. 51)