Standing Woman Combing her Hair: M.5-1960

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Standing Woman Combing her Hair
Femme se coiffant

Maker(s)

Sculptor: Archipenko, Alexander

Entities

Figure

Description

Bronze, cast. The figure stands on a circular base.

Notes

History note: Purchased from E. Estorick , Grosvenor Gallery, London

Legal notes

Purchased with Miss D.M. McQuaid's Fund

Measurements and weight

Height: 37 cm

Place(s) associated

Paris ⪼ France

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bought (1960) by Estorick, E.

Dating

20th Century, Early
Production date: AD 1915

Note

From 1910, Archipenko was a leading figure in the Cubist sculpture movement. He was born in Kiev, where he studied at the Kieve Academy from 1902-05, and after living in Moscow from 1906-8, he moved to Paris in 1908.

School or Style

Cubism

People, subjects and objects depicted

Project

Sculpture UK

Components of the work

Base Diameter 8.2 cm

Materials used in production

Bronze

Techniques used in production

Casting (process) : Bronze, cast

Inscription or legends present

Text: Archipenko 1915
Method of creation: Incised
Type: Signature

Text: 7
Location: On side of base
Method of creation: Stamped
Type: Mark

References and bibliographic entries

Related exhibitions

Identification numbers

Accession number: M.5-1960
Primary reference Number: 13646
External ID: CAM_CCF_M_5_1960
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 16 July 2020

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts