Alexander Archipenko Color Serigraph and Lithograph "Three Dancers"

Item Details

Alexander Archipenko (Ukrainian, 1887-1964)
Three Dancers (Performance), circa 1952
Color Serigraph and Lithograph on black paper
Signed to the lower right
Numbered 13 of an edition of 50
Presented in a gilt frame
Letter from Herbert Tannenbaum Galleries to verso
Article with information about the artist to verso

Provenance
Acquired by a Boston collector in 1964 from the Herbert Tannenbaum Galleries, New York.

Note: This rare print by Ukrainian born avant-garde artist, Alexander Archipenko, was created in 1952. According to the Archipenko Foundation, the prints title could be either Performance or Three Dancers. It is a combination of serigraph and lithograph printed in red, blue and white inks on black paper. The print is numbered 13/50, however, the foundation reports they are not sure if Archipenko realized the full edition of 50 as he acted as his own printer.

Alexander Archipenko began his art studies at the Kiev Art School in 1905. He traveled to Paris where he studied at the Musée du Louvre as well as the Ecole des Beaux-Arts. Between 1910 and 1912, Archipenko began traveling between Moscow and Paris, holding exhibitions in both cities. While living in Paris, the artist exhibited at the Salon de Artistes Independent and co-founded the group known as the Section d’Or, surrounding himself with the talents of Fernand Léger, Marcel Duchamp, and George Braque, among others. In 1913, his work was exhibited in the New York Armory Show, and in 1921, his first solo show in the United States was held at the Société Anonyme in New York. His work has been collected by numerous prestigious institutions including the Museum of Modern Art; the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; the Smithsonian American Art Museum; and the Walker Art Center, among many others.

Condition

- warping and creasing to paper; minor staining to fabric liner; nicks and scratches to frame.

Dimensions

- 14 1/4 × 20 1/2 inches (sight)
- 15 × 24 inches (sheet)
- 19 ¼ x 25 ¾ inches (framed)

Item #

ITMG074109