Alexander Archipenko: career timeline
American · 1887–1964 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 58 of 81 lots (71% of works) have a usable creation date; the others are listed at the end by the decade they were sold. Each work is shown once, even when it sold more than once.
| Decade made | Works | Sold | Median sold price | Main medium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 1 | 1 | $90.3kSign up | Sculpture |
| 1910s | 22 | 18 | $5.6kSign up | Sculpture |
| 1920s | 11 | 10 | $18.1kSign up | Drawing |
| 1930s | 7 | 6 | $14.3kSign up | Gouache |
| 1940s | 5 | 5 | $10.1kSign up | Gouache |
| 1950s | 8 | 8 | $2.5kSign up | Lithograph |
| 1960s | 3 | 3 | $452Sign up | Lithograph |
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1900s 1 work
- Sold
- 1 of 1
- Median
- $90.3kSign up
- Average
- $90.3kSign up
- Typical size
- 18.5 × 11 in (48 × 28 cm)
- Mediums
- Sculpture (1)
- Subjects
- —
1909 Sadness, Tristesse$90.3kSign up
1910s 22 works
- Sold
- 18 of 22
- Median
- $5.6kSign up
- Average
- $75.6kSign up
- Typical size
- 19 × 7.5 in (48 × 19 cm)
- Mediums
- Sculpture (21), Mixed media (1)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (3)
c. 1910 Weiblicher Akt (La Negresse)$41.3kSign up
1912 Žena s dieťaťom$1.8kSign up
1913 Figure in movement$122kSign up
1913 Green Concave (Woman combing her hair)$259kSign up
1913 Konštrukcia hlavy$736Sign up
1914 Flat Torso$72.1kSign up
1914 Flat TorsoResult not published
1914 Statue on a Triangular Base$185kSign up
1914 Statue on Triangular Base$394kSign up
1914 Čierne torzo$3.9kSign up
1914 Flat Torso, 1914 / lifetime castUnsold
1914 Geometrická socha$4.5kSign up
Show 10 more (1910s)
1914 Čierne torzo$8.4kSign up
1914 Ploché torzo$6.1kSign up
1915 Woman Combing Her HairResult not published
1916 White Torso$250kSign up
1916 Žena I.$1.5kSign up
1917 Motivo egizianoResult not published
1917 Ploché torzo$2.4kSign up
1917 Postava ženy$1.7kSign up
1917 Žena$5.2kSign up
1919 Žena II.$1.7kSign up
1920s 11 works
- Sold
- 10 of 11
- Median
- $18.1kSign up
- Average
- $46.8kSign up
- Typical size
- 20 × 13.5 in (51 × 34 cm)
- Mediums
- Drawing (4), Sculpture (4), Lithograph (2)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (2)
c. 1920 Zwei weibliche Akte$12.5kSign up
1920 Two Figures$3.1kSign up
c. 1921 Symmetrischer Torso$174kSign up
1921 Dreizehn Steinzeichnungen$15.8kSign up
1921 Zwei weibliche Akte (Feminine Solitude)$174kSign up
1921 Female Nude (Weiblicher Akt)$20.4kSign up
c. 1921 Zwei weibliche Akte$21.3kSign up
1925 Stojaca žena$883Sign up
1928 Untitled (Profile)Unsold
1928 Silver Head$39.8kSign up
1929 Modrá tanečnica$6.1kSign up
1930s 7 works
- Sold
- 6 of 7
- Median
- $14.3kSign up
- Average
- $18.1kSign up
- Typical size
- 28 × 21.5 in (71 × 54 cm)
- Mediums
- Gouache (2), Drawing (2), Sculpture (2)
- Subjects
- —
c. 1931 Untitled (Two seated females)$7.5kSign up
1931 Untitled (Seated Nude Female)$9.4kSign up
1932 Untitled (Cleopatra)$35.3kSign up
c. 1935 Red Dust Finger Drawing of a Nude$10.9kSign up
1935 Torso in Space“ (Horizontaler Torso)$28.2kSign up
1937 M. West & Josephine$17.6kSign up
1938 Concave within ConcaveUnsold
1940s 5 works
- Sold
- 5 of 5
- Median
- $10.1kSign up
- Average
- $14.7kSign up
- Typical size
- 22 × 15 in (56 × 38 cm)
- Mediums
- Gouache (2), Drawing (2), Pastel (1)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (1)
1940 White$9.5kSign up
1947 Two Nudes$6kSign up
1947 Orange and Black$11.3kSign up
1948 The Well of Life$10.1kSign up
1948 Two Figures$36.6kSign up
1950s 8 works
1960s 3 works
Creation date not recorded
23 works have no cataloged or signed date. They are grouped here by the decade they were last sold, which says nothing about when they were made.
Undated, sold in the 2000s 4 works
- Sold
- 3 of 4
- Median
- $44.8kSign up
- Average
- $60.7kSign up
- Typical size
- 14 × 12 in (36 × 30 cm)
- Mediums
- Other (2), Oil (1), Sculpture (1)
- Subjects
- —
sold 2003 Les Formes Vivantes$2.8kSign up
sold 2005 (American, 1887-1964)Unsold
sold 2006 (American 1887-1964)$44.8kSign up
sold 2007 Black Torso$134kSign up
Undated, sold in the 2010s 10 works
- Sold
- 9 of 10
- Median
- $1.4kSign up
- Average
- $1.8kSign up
- Typical size
- 13.5 × 10 in (35 × 25 cm)
- Mediums
- Sculpture (5), Lithograph (5)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (2)
sold 2010 Postava$758Sign up
sold 2010 Postava ženy$689Sign up
sold 2010 Matka$1.4kSign up
sold 2010 Postava ženy$1.3kSign up
sold 2011 Woman$3.9kSign up
sold 2012 Stojaci akt$4.1kSign up
Show 4 more (2010s)
sold 2012 Two Kneeling Women$325Sign up
sold 2014 Coquette$1.6kSign up
sold 2014 Die Schaffenden$1.8kSign up
sold 2018 - ''Les Formes Majesteuses''-Result not published
Undated, sold in the 2020s 9 works
- Sold
- 7 of 9
- Median
- $12.7kSign up
- Average
- $14.1kSign up
- Typical size
- 15.5 × 6 in (40 × 15 cm)
- Mediums
- Sculpture (4), Lithograph (3), Drawing (1)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (2), Beach scenes (1), Flowers & still life (1)
sold 2020 Torso$12.5kSign up
sold 2021 Untitled$19.6kSign up
sold 2023 Nagie kobiety$738Sign up
sold 2024 Egyptian MotifUnsold
sold 2025 BathersResult not published
sold 2025 Untitled (Pink)$12.7kSign up
Show 3 more (2020s)
sold 2026 Still Life (Stilleben-from Die Schaffenden)$600Sign up
sold 2026 Seated Woman$30.7kSign up
sold 2026 Seated Woman$22kSign up
Medians and averages count sold works only (each work's most recent sale), in US dollars at the sale-date rate. Works cataloged as “attributed to”, “circle of” or similar are left out. All Alexander Archipenko auction results →