Alexander Archipenko

American · 1887–1964 · Painter, Printmaker

Alexander Porfyrovych Archipenko was a Ukrainian-American avant-garde artist, sculptor, and graphic artist, active in France and the United States. He was one of the first to… (Wikipedia)

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Statue on Triangular BasePhillips · Nov 2016$394,000≈ £317,026≈ €368,155Sign up to see
Green Concave (Woman combing her hair)Lempertz · Nov 2019€235,600≈ $258,736≈ £200,788Sign up to see
White TorsoPhillips · May 2017$250,000≈ £191,762≈ €224,638Sign up to see

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Untitled (Seated Nude Female), 1931
Drawing · Paper
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Feb 21, 2016 · Lot 161
$9,375≈ £6,653≈ €8,503Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $7,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
Untitled (Two seated females), c. 1931
Gouache · Paper
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Feb 21, 2016 · Lot 162
$7,500≈ £5,322≈ €6,802Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $7,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
Coquette
Lithograph
Image - 13.75" high x 10" wide
Clarke Auction Gallery · May 18, 2014 · Lot 65
$1,600≈ £950≈ €1,168HammerSign up free to seeEst. $800–1,200View at Clarke Auction Gallery ↗
Die Schaffenden
Lithograph
16" high x 12.25" wide
Clarke Auction Gallery · Apr 27, 2014 · Lot 28
$1,800≈ £1,069≈ €1,299HammerSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–1,500View at Clarke Auction Gallery ↗
Dreizehn Steinzeichnungen, 1921
Lithograph
52,6 × 35 cm
Grisebach · Nov 30, 2012 · Lot 420
€12,200≈ $15,843≈ £9,892Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €8,000–10,000View at Grisebach ↗
Stojaci akt, Neskoršia edícia
Sculpture
Výška 46 cm
SOGA · Sep 25, 2012 · Lot 283
€3,200≈ $4,138≈ £2,549HammerSign up free to seeView at SOGA ↗
Čierne torzo, Neskoršia edícia
Sculpture
Výška 61 cm.
SOGA · Mar 13, 2012 · Lot 203
€3,000≈ $3,917≈ £2,507HammerSign up free to seeView at SOGA ↗
Two Kneeling Women
Lithograph
13 in. x 10 in
Sloans & Kenyon · Feb 24, 2012 · Lot 1479
$325≈ £206≈ €242HammerSign up free to seeEst. $800–1,000View at Sloans & Kenyon ↗
Woman
Lithograph · Other support
Lempertz · Dec 3, 2011 · Lot 248
€2,904≈ $3,924≈ £2,498Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €2,000–View at Lempertz ↗
Lying Horizontal Figure 1957, 1957
Sculpture · ed. 3/6
14.0 x 36.0 x 10.0 cm
Menzies · Sep 14, 2011 · Lot 26
A$79,773≈ $81,727≈ £51,759≈ €59,529Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$65,000–85,000View at Menzies ↗

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Lots by Alexander Archipenko that were offered at auction where the house did not publish whether they sold. Not counted in any statistics.

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Alexander Archipenko signature

31 catalogued lots by Alexander Archipenko record a signature line. The most common placement is lower right (36% of lots that state a placement). Most often: signed.

Placement

lower right4
lower left4
on the reverse2
on the base1

Form

signed25
signed and dated6

Incised with the artist's signature, inscription and date "Archipenko Paris 1909" and stamped with the number and foundry mark "2/10" lower edge of base — Sadness, Tristesse, Phillips, Nov 21, 2025
Incised with the artist's signature, number and date "Archipenko 61 © 1/8" and stamped "S5" lower edge of base — Dignity, Phillips, Nov 21, 2025
Signed in casting to lower edgeBronze: 14 1/2 in. (36.8 cm.), Overall: 15 3/4 in. (40 cm.) — Flat Torso, Abell Auction Company, May 31, 2025

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About Alexander Archipenko

Alexander Porfyrovych Archipenko was a Ukrainian-American avant-garde artist, sculptor, and graphic artist, active in France and the United States. He was one of the first to apply the principles of Cubism to architecture, analyzing human figures into geometrical forms.

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In museum collections

Queen of Sheba, 1961
Lynden Sculpture Garden · Public domain
Figurliche Komposition (Figurative Composition), from Genius, Zeitschrift für werdende und alte Kunst, 1921
Vanderbilt Museum of Art · Public domain

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