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Alexander Archipenko
Yellow and Black1938

Not on view
Carved wood sculpture of a stylized upright animal with polished reddish-brown surfaces, deeply recessed dark matte center, and drilled circular eyes, mounted on a black rectangular base
Artist or Maker
Alexander Archipenko
Russian Empire (now Ukraine), also active France, Germany, and the United States, 1887-1964
Title
Yellow and Black
Date Made
1938
Medium
Polychromed terracotta
Dimensions
20 × 7 × 7 5/8 in. (50.8 × 17.78 × 19.37 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Frances Archipenko Gray
Accession Number
AC1993.222.1
Classification
Sculpture
Collecting Area
Modern Art
Provenance
Alexander Archipenko (1887-1964); Estate of the artist until 1993; given to LACMA by Frances Archipenko Gray (1936-) 1993 through [Rachel Adler Gallery].
Selected Bibliography
  • Archipenko, Alexander. Archipenko Fifty Creative Years 1908-1958. New York: TEKHNE, 1960.