Reclining Torso
Catalogue
- Year
- 1922
- Medium
- Black-glazed ceramic
- Dimensions
- 37 × 53.3 × 20.3 cm (14 1/2 × 21 × 8 in.)
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Artist
- Alexander Archipenko
Artist
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.
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- Alexander Archipenko
- Year
- 1922
- Medium
- Black-glazed ceramic
- Dimensions
- 37 × 53.3 × 20.3 cm (14 1/2 × 21 × 8 in.)
- Watts ID
- WW-1922-102100
Source
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Source
- aic
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified