Bronze with greenish patina. With the name, date, and number stamped on the side. Copy 6/8 F from a series of 6 known bronze copies. Height: 72 cm.
Cast authorized by the Alexander Archipenko Foundation, New York. Posthumously cast by Modern Art Foundry, USA.

• A reduced sculpture of timeless elegance.
• Archipenko elevates the relationship between sculpture and space, volume and line to the defining principle.
• Once left behind in Europe, the plaster model of this work found its way back to the artist in 1956.
• Archipenko's sculptures are among the most innovative statements in avant-garde sculpture.
• Vibrant patina with a particularly fine luster.
LITERATURE: Hans Hildebrandt, Alexandre Archipenko. Sein oeuvre, Berlin 1923, catalogue raisonné no. 21 (marble version). Anette Barth, Alexander Archipenko's plastisches Oeuvre. Vol. 2: Catalogue raisonné, Frankfurt am Main 1997, no. 137 (marble version, see note on p. 268 regarding the marble, terracotta, and early bronze versions). This work is listed in the catalogue raisonné on the official website of the Alexander Archipenko Foundation under the number “s.21-01” and the work number “2294.” - Galerie Thomas (ed.), Alexander Archipenko. Skulpturen, Munich 2009, p. 36 (illustrated).

Archipenko, Galerie Maeght, Paris, 1997/98 (illustrated on p. 73)

Frances Archipenko Gray Collection, New York. Galerie Thomas, Munich (acquired from the above). Private collection, Rhineland-Palatinate (acquired from the above in 2012)

In good condition. Signs of wear on the breasts and right buttock. Small scratch marks on the back, left hip, left shoulder, and upper shoulder area. Partial casting irregularities. The wooden base has minor scuffs.