The Bather — Alexander Archipenko

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Artist: Alexander Archipenko
Date: 1915
Location: Philadelphia Museum of Art
Culture: United States

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THE ARTIST

Alexander Archipenko

1887–1964 · Russian Empire

Revolutionary sculptor who introduced voids and negative space to Cubism, exhibiting alongside Picasso in Paris.

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