Seated Geometric Figure
Date
(1950s/cast by 1967)
Artist
Alexander Archipenko, American, b. Kyiv, Ukraine, 1887–1964
Provenance
The Artist
Perls Galleries, New York
Allan Bluestein, Washington, D.C.
Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York. Sale no. 2677, "Property of Allan Bluestein," 3 April 1968, lot 5, ill. p. 9
Joseph H. Hirshhorn, New York and Washington, DC, 3 April 1968-31 August 1981
Estate of Joseph H. Hirshhorn, 1981-1986
Joseph H. Hirshhorn Bequest, 1981
Exhibition History
HIRSHHORN MUSEUM AND SCULPTURE GARDEN, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC. "Selections from the Joseph H. Hirshhorn Bequest," 7 August-16 November 1986, unpublished checklist, no. 3.
HIRSHHORN MUSEUM AND SCULPTURE GARDEN, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, organizer. "The Human Figure Interpreted: Modern Sculpture from the Hirshhorn Museum," 25 March-28 May 1995, ill. pp. 96-7. Tour: TAIPEI FINE ARTS MUSEUM. And in reconfigured exhibition with new catalogue, no. 35 (as Seated Figure) : Tour: MUSEUM OF MODERN ART, SHIGA, Otsu, Japan, 1 July-6 August 1995; ODAKYU MUSEUM, Tokyo, 9-27 August; IWAKI CITY ART MUSEUM, Iwaki, 23 September-5 November; TOKAMATSU CITY MUSEUM OF ART, 10 November-10 December 1995.
Published References
MICHAELSEN, KATHERINE JANSZKY. Archipenko: A Study of the Early Works, 1908-1920 (New York: Garland Publishing, 1977): no. S119, p. 213.
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Credit Line
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, The Joseph H. Hirshhorn Bequest, 1981
Data Source
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Accession Number
86.127
Type
Sculpture
Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
17 3/4 X 8 7/8 X 5 1/2 IN. (45.0 X 22.5 X 14.0 CM.) ON ARTIST'S BASE: 1 3/4 X 7 1/4 X 6 1/2 IN. (4.5 X 18.5 X 16.5 CM)
