Alexander Archipenko, Torso in Space

Property from an Important Private Collector
Alexander Archipenko
1887 - 1964
Torso in Space

Inscribed Archipenko and numbered 4/6F
Bronze
Length: 60 in. (153 cm)
Conceived in 1935-36; this large version conceived in terracotta in 1937 and cast in bronze in an edition of 6; this example cast by the artist's estate at the Sheidow Foundry, New York in 1968.

Condition Report:
Greenish brown patina. One half-inch loss to the bronze in the figure's proper right thigh. Some other light surface scratches. The figure can be mounted onto two painted wood columns. This work is in overall very good condition.

Provenance:
Estate of the artist
M.W. Getler, Cedar Grove, New Jersey (acquired from the above in 1968)
Zabriskie Gallery, New York
The Williams Collection (acquired from the above in 1978 and sold: Christie's, New York, November 7, 2002, lot 311)
Acquired at the above sale