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Standing Female Nude

Alexander ArchipenkoWW-1921-006263

1921·Bronze·26 3/4 × 6 1/2 × 6 1/4 in., 18.9 lb. (67.9 × 16.5 × 15.9 cm, 8.6 kg)

Bequest of Scofield Thayer, 1982

Catalogue

Year: 1921
Medium: Bronze
Dimensions: 26 3/4 × 6 1/2 × 6 1/4 in., 18.9 lb. (67.9 × 16.5 × 15.9 cm, 8.6 kg)
Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Artist: Alexander Archipenko

Artist

Alexander Archipenko

Sculpture

A pioneer of Modernist sculpture and multimedia work, Alexander Archipenko is best known for his small-scale Cubist sculptures and “sculpto-paintings.” Using faceted planes, organic curves and negative space, Archipenko was among the first to apply the Cubist style in three dimensions. His innovative mixing of genres and media – juxtaposing volume and void, traditional and non-traditional materials and two-dimensional art forms with sculpture and relief – have had a profound influence on the 20th-century avant-garde. Archipenko’s passion for creation matches his devotion to teaching, opening art schools in Paris, Berlin, New York, Los Angeles and Chicago, and lecturing at numerous institutions well into his late-career.

Nice, France

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