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Standing Woman Combing her Hair: M.5-1960

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Standing Woman Combing her Hair
Femme se coiffant

Maker(s)

Sculptor: Archipenko, Alexander

Entities

Categories

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
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 16 July 2020 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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