ÉCOLE DE PARIS AND OTHER MASTERS
10 April 2024
◎ 53. ARCHIPENKO, ALEXANDER (1887-1964)
Female Torso, signed and dated 1948 on the base.
Painted terracotta, height 61 cm.
12,000-18,000 GBP
The sculpture is from an unnumbered edition issued in 1948.
Provenance: Private collection.
Forum Gallery, New York, circa 2008.
Tajan Paris, 15 December 2010, lot 59.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
Important private collection, Europe.
Authenticity of the work has been confirmed by The Archipenko Foundation and the sculpture will be included in the forthcoming catalogue raisonné of the artist.
Alexandre Archipenko. Catalogue raisonné, The Archipenko Foundation, online catalogue, illustrated and listed under the works from 1940–1948, Work No. 5512, CR No. s.48-02.
Related literature: For another cast from the edition, see A. Barth, Alexander Archipenkos plastisches Oeuvre, vol. II, Frankfurt am Main, Peter Lang, 1997, No. 284, illustrated.
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