Lot Essay
The Archipenko Foundation will include this work in their forthcoming catalogue raisonné of sculptures by Alexander Archipenko.
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Small Reclining Torso (Female Torso)
Details
Alexander Archipenko (1887-1964)
Small Reclining Torso (Female Torso)
terracotta
Height: 5½ in. (14 cm.) Length: 8 in. (20.3 cm.)
Conceived in 1910; this terracotta cast before 1945
Small Reclining Torso (Female Torso)
terracotta
Height: 5½ in. (14 cm.) Length: 8 in. (20.3 cm.)
Conceived in 1910; this terracotta cast before 1945
Provenance
Daniel Goldberg, Chicago (acquired from the artist, circa 1945).
Lotte Bloch, New York (gift from the above, circa 1950).
Acquired from the above by the present owner, July 1989.
Lotte Bloch, New York (gift from the above, circa 1950).
Acquired from the above by the present owner, July 1989.
Exhibited
(possibly) Venice, XII Esposizione Biennale Internazionale d'Arte, Russian Pavillion, 1920.
(possibly) Berlin, Der Sturm, 1921.
(possibly) Leipzig, Kunstverein, 1923.
(possibly) Berlin, Der Sturm, 1921.
(possibly) Leipzig, Kunstverein, 1923.