The Family of One Form (La famille d'une forme) from the portfolio Living Forms (Les formes vivantes)

Alexander ArchipenkoWW-1963-M064660

1963·One from a portfolio of ten lithographs·composition (irreg.): 26 5/16 x 18" (66.9 x 45.7 cm); sheet: 30 x 22 1/8" (76.2 x 56.2 cm)

Catalogue

Year: 1963
Medium: One from a portfolio of ten lithographs
Dimensions: composition (irreg.): 26 5/16 x 18" (66.9 x 45.7 cm); sheet: 30 x 22 1/8" (76.2 x 56.2 cm)
Collection: Museum of Modern 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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Living Forms (Les formes vivantes)

1963 · Portfolio of ten lithographs

WW-1963-M064655