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Lot 456 PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF FRANCES ARCHIPENKO GRAY
Alexander Archipenko (1887-1964)
Family Life
Closed6 November 2013
Price Realised
USD 30,000
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Frances Archipenko Gray has confirmed the authenticity of this work.
In 1912 Achipenko executed a terracotta sculpture comprising of two full-length figures and a child, measuring approximately six feet (cf. D.H. Karshan, op. cit., p. 29, no. 34). In 1912, this sculpture was exhibited at the Salon d'Automne in Paris, and in 1913 at the Armory show in New York. It was accidentally destroyed soon after, probably during its return to Paris. Because of the importance of this sculpture, Archipenko reconstructed the upper portion in terracotta in 1935 (ibid., no. 33), and later executed a smaller variant, from which the present sculpture was cast.
In 1912 Achipenko executed a terracotta sculpture comprising of two full-length figures and a child, measuring approximately six feet (cf. D.H. Karshan, op. cit., p. 29, no. 34). In 1912, this sculpture was exhibited at the Salon d'Automne in Paris, and in 1913 at the Armory show in New York. It was accidentally destroyed soon after, probably during its return to Paris. Because of the importance of this sculpture, Archipenko reconstructed the upper portion in terracotta in 1935 (ibid., no. 33), and later executed a smaller variant, from which the present sculpture was cast.