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LOT 25:
ARCHIPENKO, ALEXANDER (1887-1964) Female Torso
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ARCHIPENKO, ALEXANDER (1887-1964) Female Torso
Painted terracotta, height 61 cm. 12,000£ - 18,000£ The sculpture is from an unnumbered edition issued in 1948.Provenance: 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.Exhibited: Venere Russa. Fascino femminile nell’arte russa del Novecento, Fondazione Terruzzi Villa Regina Margherita, Bordighera, 9 July–28 September 2014.Literature: Exhibition catalogue, X. Muratova, Venere Russa. Fascino femminile nell’arte russa del Novecento, Milan, Silvana Editoriale, 2014, p. 30, illustrated as Nude.X. Muratova, La Russie inconnue. Art russe de la première moitié du XXe siècle, Milan, Silvana Editoriale, 2015, p. 119, No. 88, illustrated; p. 479, No. 88, listed.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.
