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Silhouette Geometrique
Alexander Archipenko (Ukrainian, active in France, Germany, and the United States, 1887–1964)
1913; probably cast late 1950s
Medium/Technique
Metal; bronze with blue and green patination
Dimensions
49.2 x 21 x 15.2 cm (19 3/8 x 8 1/4 x 6 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Susan Morse Hilles
Accession Number1992.243
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionStylized figure on squared black base. A circular lower section with projecting leg surmounted by rectangular section with angled side rising to a canopy which forms the shoulders. Concave oblong section forms the head. Blue-green patina.
Marks
no marks
Inscriptionssigned and dated, Archipenko 1913
ProvenanceProbably by 1959, Perls Galleries, New York [see note 1]; early 1960s, sold by Perls Galleries to Susan Morse Hilles (b. 1905 - d. 2002), Boston [see note 2]; 1992, gift of Susan Morse Hilles to the MFA. (Accession Date: May 26, 1992)
NOTES:
[1] This is probably the sculpture that was included in the Perls Galleries exhibition, "Alexander Archipenko Bronzes," September 29 - October 24, 1959, cat. no. 6, as "Statuette Géométrique." [2] According to notes in the MFA curatorial file.
NOTES:
[1] This is probably the sculpture that was included in the Perls Galleries exhibition, "Alexander Archipenko Bronzes," September 29 - October 24, 1959, cat. no. 6, as "Statuette Géométrique." [2] According to notes in the MFA curatorial file.
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