In the Boudoir (Before the Mirror)
Alexander Porfirevich Archipenko, American (born Ukraine), 1887 - 1964
Geography:
Made in France, Europe
Date:
1915Medium:
Oil, graphite, photograph, metal, and wood on panelDimensions:
18 x 12 inches (45.7 x 30.5 cm) Copyright:
© Estate of Alexander Archipenko / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York Curatorial Department:
European Painting
1941-79-119Credit Line:
Gift of Christian Brinton, 1941
Made in France, Europe
Date:
1915Medium:
Oil, graphite, photograph, metal, and wood on panelDimensions:
18 x 12 inches (45.7 x 30.5 cm) Copyright:
© Estate of Alexander Archipenko / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York Curatorial Department:
European Painting
* Gallery 172, Modern and Contemporary Art, first floor
Accession Number:1941-79-119Credit Line:
Gift of Christian Brinton, 1941
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