Lot 389
  • 389

Alexander Archipenko

Estimate
50,000 - 70,000 USD
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Description

  • Alexander Archipenko
  • Torso
  • Inscribed Archipenko © and dated 1948
  • Cast stone
  • Height: 24 in.
  • 61 cm

Provenance

Dr. Robert R. Odén, Aspen, Colorado
Thence by descent

Literature

Anette Barth, Alexander Archipenkos plastisches Oeuvre. Zweiter Teil: Werkverzeichnis, Frankfurt am Main, 1997, illustration of a terracotta version p. 478

Condition

This work is in excellent condition. Cast stone painted black. One very minor surface scratch on figure's back towards its lower left and a few tiny nicks at the very bottom of the base, otherwise fine.
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