Alexander Archipenko
Turning Torso

Turning Torso

© Estate of Alexander Archipenko/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.

Turning Torso
Turning Torso
ArtistUkrainian, active in France, Germany, and the United States, 1887–1964
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Turning Torso
Date1921, cast c. 1933
MediumBronze with green patina
Dimensions18 1/2 × 9 × 8 3/4 in. (47 × 22.9 × 22.2 cm)
Credit LineBequest of Caroline Wiess Law
Object number2004.5
Non exposé

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Department
American Art
Object Type
ProvenancePrivate Collection, Santa Barbara, California (gift of the artist)
Exhibition HistoryThe 28" model was first exhibited in 1921in Germany.

Exhibited: "A Spirited Vision: Highlights of the Bequest of Caroline Wiess Law to the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston," the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, February 22 - April 25, 2004

“Alexander Archipenko: The Berlin Drawings,” The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, May 15–August 17, 2014.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Stamped on the proper right leg: "Archipenko" "A"

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