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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Record prices
Statue on Triangular BasePhillips · $394,000≈ £317,026≈ €368,155Sign up to see
Green Concave (Woman combing her hair)Lempertz · €235,600≈ $258,736≈ £200,788Sign up to see
White TorsoPhillips · $250,000≈ £191,762≈ €224,638Sign up to see
Alexander Archipenko’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).
Price trend
9 lot(s) catalogued with a qualifier (e.g. “attributed to”, “after”, “circle of”) are listed in the results but excluded from these statistics.
8 lot(s) offered at auction whose result the house did not publish are listed under “Also offered” on the results tab and excluded from these statistics.
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 5 | 5 | 100% | $43kSign up | $35.3kSign up | $122kSign up |
| Oil | 4 | 4 | 100% | $23.3kSign up | $25.3kSign up | $39.8kSign up |
| Mixed media | 1 | 1 | 100% | $122kSign up | $122kSign up | $122kSign up |
| Works on paper | 14 | 13 | 93% | $14.8kSign up | $11.3kSign up | $36.6kSign up |
| Gouache | 4 | 4 | 100% | $17.8kSign up | $13.6kSign up | $36.6kSign up |
| Pastel | 1 | 1 | 100% | $11.3kSign up | $11.3kSign up | $11.3kSign up |
| Drawing | 9 | 8 | 89% | $13.8kSign up | $11.7kSign up | $21.3kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 16 | 16 | 100% | $3kSign up | $959Sign up | $15.8kSign up |
| Lithograph | 15 | 15 | 100% | $2.4kSign up | $793Sign up | $15.8kSign up |
| Screenprint | 1 | 1 | 100% | $12.7kSign up | $12.7kSign up | $12.7kSign up |
| Sculpture | 39 | 36 | 92% | $60.7kSign up | $10.4kSign up | $394kSign up |
| Other | 2 | 1 | 50% | $44.8kSign up | $44.8kSign up | $44.8kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.
By year
| Year | Offered | Sold | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 3 | $22kSign up |
| 2025 | 12 | 11 | $15.2kSign up |
| 2024 | 9 | 7 | $10.1kSign up |
| 2023 | 2 | 2 | $595Sign up |
| 2022 | 3 | 3 | $36.8kSign up |
| 2021 | 4 | 4 | $10.3kSign up |
| 2020 | 2 | 2 | $20.3kSign up |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | $259kSign up |
| 2017 | 2 | 2 | $152kSign up |
| 2016 | 3 | 3 | $9.4kSign up |
| 2014 | 2 | 2 | $1.7kSign up |
| 2012 | 4 | 4 | $4kSign up |
| 2011 | 3 | 3 | $81.7kSign up |
| 2010 | 7 | 7 | $1.4kSign up |
| 2009 | 10 | 9 | $1.7kSign up |
| 2008 | 3 | 3 | $6.1kSign up |
| 2007 | 2 | 2 | $68.8kSign up |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 | $44.8kSign up |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | —Sign up |
| 2003 | 2 | 2 | $21.3kSign up |