Geometric Figure No. 1
Artist
Alexander Archipenko
(Ukrainian, 1887-1964)
Date1914
MediumBronze
DimensionsOverall: 20 x 3 x 4 in. (50.8 x 7.6 x 10.2 cm)
Base: 2 x 8 x 7 3/8 in. (5.1 x 20.3 x 18.7 cm)
Base: 2 x 8 x 7 3/8 in. (5.1 x 20.3 x 18.7 cm)
ClassificationsAmerican art
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number71.2071
Terms
- Bronze
- New York City
On View
On viewLabel TextAlexander Archipenko Ukrainian, 1887–1964 Geometric Figure No. 1, 1914 Bronze Although highly abstracted, it is not hard to recognize Alexander Archipenko’s subject as a female body. As you walk around the sculpture and study it from different angles, graceful lines lead your eye through space. The figure almost seems to turn with you. From every direction, the artist shows us several different aspects of his sitter at once. Archipenko adopted this technique from Picasso and the other Cubist artists he met in Paris, where he moved in 1908. Gift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr. 71.2071
19th century
Elisabeth Hase