Representative work by Alexander Archipenko
← Back to Artists

Artist

Alexander Archipenko

1887–1964 · Ukrainian-American

  • Gottlieb Walker Gymnasium
  • Kyiv Art School
  • Beaux-Arts de Paris

Alexander Archipenko radically expanded Cubist sculpture by treating empty space as a positive form and integrating color, concavity and relief. After working in Paris, he moved to the United States and became an influential teacher.

Sculpture; painting; relief

Major Works

  • 1915Woman Combing Her Hair
  • 1912Walking Woman
  • 1913–14Medrano II
  • 1914Boxers
  • 1910sWoman and Cat
  • 1912Seated Black
  • 1912Médrano I
  • 1930sTorso in Space
  • 1924Archipentura
  • 1913Blue Dancer

Interviews & Writing

Related Artists