Bather, Alexander Archipenko
Alexander Archipenko
Bather
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  • Bather, Alexander Archipenko
  • Bather, Alexander Archipenko
  • Bather, Alexander Archipenko
  • Bather, Alexander Archipenko
  • Bather, Alexander Archipenko
  • Bather, Alexander Archipenko

Alexander Archipenko

Bather, 1915


Dimensions
47.5 x 23 x 18.5 cm
Physical Description
Wire, papier-mâché and plaster
Inventory Number
St.P416
Acquisition
Acquired in 1987 with support from Ernst von Siemens-Kunstfonds and donations from Johanna Quandt, Hoechst AG et. al., property of Städelscher Museums-Verein e.V.
Status
On display, 1st upper level, Modern Art, room 13

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'Paragone' is the name given in art history to the 'contest of the arts', in which the main issue was always the relative ranking of painting and sculpture - a rivalry which the Ukrainian sculptor dismisses, as it were, with 'Woman Bathing'. He achieves an equal combination of both genres in the objects in his workgroup to which he gave the name 'sculpto-paintings'. Together they unfold their effect without one of the arts outstripping the other. Made of papier mâché and plaster, the object not only shows a three-dimensional woman's body, but also suggests - by means of blue paint as a part of the work - the water in which she is bathing.

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  • Exhibition “Outstanding! The Relief from Rodin to Picasso” (2023)
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06.11.2024