Alexander Archipenko, Woman Combing Her Hair

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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  1. Alexander Archipenko, Statue on Triangular Base, 1914, patinated bronzeStatue on Triangular BasePhillips · $394,000≈ £317,026≈ €368,155Sign up to see
  2. Alexander Archipenko, Green Concave (Woman combing her hair), 1913, Bronze sculptureGreen Concave (Woman combing her hair)Lempertz · €235,600≈ $258,736≈ £200,788Sign up to see
  3. Alexander Archipenko, White Torso, 1916, silvered bronzeWhite TorsoPhillips · $250,000≈ £191,762≈ €224,638Sign up to see

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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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Born 1887, KyivDied 1964, New York CityOccupation Painter, Printmaker, Sculptor, Draughtsman, Illustrator, PhotographerWikidata Q157578 ↗ULAN 500022523 ↗Museum works 3

cubismFuturismSalon Cubism

Also known as Aleksandr Archipenko, Aleksandr Arkhīpenko, Aleksandr Porfirevic Archipenko, Aleksandr Porfirevich Arkhipenko, Alexander Porfirjowitsch Archipenko, Alexander Porfiryevich Archipenko, Alexander Porfyrovych Archipenko, Alexandre Archipenko and 4 other name forms

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

Alexander Archipenko, Woman Combing Her Hair
Woman Combing Her Hair1914
Israel Museum ↗
CC BY 2.5 · Talmoryair, via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.5) — Israel Museum
Alexander Archipenko, Queen of Sheba
Queen of Sheba1961
Lynden Sculpture Garden ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Lynden Sculpture Garden
Alexander Archipenko, Figurliche Komposition (Figurative Composition), from Genius, Zeitschrift für werdende und alte Kunst
Figurliche Komposition (Figurative Composition), from Genius, Zeitschrift für werdende und alte Kunst1921
Vanderbilt Museum of Art ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Vanderbilt Museum of Art

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), National Gallery of Art open data (CC0), Art Institute of Chicago API (CC0), The Met Open Access (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

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