Woman Combing Her Hair

model 1915, cast c. 1958

Alexander Archipenko

Artist, American, born Russia (now Ukraine), 1887 - 1964

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    bronze

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    overall: 180.7 x 47 x 42.9 cm (71 1/8 x 18 1/2 x 16 7/8 in.)

  • Accession

    1971.66.10

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Perls Gallery, New York); acquired February 1966 by Mr. [d. 1970] and Mrs. Lester Francis Avnet, Great Neck, Long Island, New York;[1] purchased 19 October 1971 by NGA.
[1] Reference card from the Collection of Joan and Lester Avnet, in NGA curatorial files.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1968

  • The Collectors' Collections. An exhibition of paintings and sculpture from the private collections of Joan and Lester Avnet, Wilfred P. Cohen, Alfredo Valente, Swirbul Library, Adelphi University, Garden City, New York, 1968, no. 24.

1974

  • Recent Acquisitions and Promised Gifts: Sculpture, Drawings, Prints, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1974, no. XII, repro.

Bibliography

1960

  • Archipenko, Alexander, and Fifty Art Historians. Archipenko. Fifty Creative Years, 1908-1958. New York, 1960: 52, pl. 145.

1972

  • Richard, Paul. "Slipping Masters on The Walls." The Washington Post (August 19, 1972): C1-C2.

1994

  • Sculpture: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1994: 22, repro.

Inscriptions

on base outside instep of proper left foot: Archipenko / 1915 / Paris A

Wikidata ID

Q63854309

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