Alexander Archipenko, Cubist Figural Pastel on Paper

Description Alexander Archipenko was a noted Cubist sculptor who was one of the first to emulate Picasso and promote the Cubist movement by creating and exhibiting Cubist sculpture at important venues such as the 1913 Armory Show in New York City.  This small drawing may have been a study or a "thought on paper" by the artist because it is a very close two-dimensional depiction of the sculptural forms for which he became famous.  This would be fun to own. Details Alexander Archipenko (Ukrainian/American, 1887-1964) Untitled  Pastel on paper Signed in lower right hand corner 14 1/4" x 11" (overall) 8 1/2" x 5" (sight) Newly framed in a gold gilt frame under UV plexiglass Even toning to paper About the Artist Avant-garde artist Alexander Archipenko was born in the Ukraine in 1897. Like many fellow Ukrainian artists of the period, such as Sonia Delaunay-Terk and Nathan Altman, Archipenko moved to Paris in 1908 to join the burgeoning avant-garde art scene. There he joined the La Ruche