Zabriskie Gallery, New York
Michelle Rosenfeld Gallery, New York
Acquired from the above in 1983

Alexander Archipenko, ed., Fifty Creative Years, New York, 1960, no. 135, illustration of the polychrome terracotta version
Frederick S. Wright, Alexander Archipenko, Los Angeles, 1967, no. 24, illustration of another cast p. 45
Katherine Michaelsen, Archipenko, A Study of the Early Works, 1908-1920, New York, 1977, no. S51, illustration of the plaster version p. 65
Anette Barth, Alexander Archipenkos plastisches Oeuvre, vol. II, Frankfurt am Main, 1997, no. 55

Work is screwed into a wooden base at two points. Reddish-brown patina. Minor surface dirt in deep crevices and near the base. Thin line of verdigris at lower back of sculpture extending toward the base. Few small, scattered surface stains. Overall the work is in very good condition.
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