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Alexander Archipenko (1887-1964)
Femme assise
已結束2010年5月5日
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USD 74,500
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The Archipenko Foundation will include this bronze in their forthcoming catalogue raisonné of sculptures by Alexander Archipenko.
Archipenko sought to apply the lessons of Cubist painting to sculpture, and this process is evident in the tubular, angular forms of Femme assise. He also utilized the concept of presenting multiple views of the subject simultaneously. When seen from a stationary point, Femme assise is a combination of frontal and profile views of the female figure. The distorted forms owe much to the influence of Mannerism, although in Femme assise Archipenko strives for expressive strength rather than gracefulness or elegance.
Archipenko sought to apply the lessons of Cubist painting to sculpture, and this process is evident in the tubular, angular forms of Femme assise. He also utilized the concept of presenting multiple views of the subject simultaneously. When seen from a stationary point, Femme assise is a combination of frontal and profile views of the female figure. The distorted forms owe much to the influence of Mannerism, although in Femme assise Archipenko strives for expressive strength rather than gracefulness or elegance.