Alexander Archipenko
Biography1887 - 1964
About the artist
Alexander Archipenko was born May 30, 1887, in Kiev. Until 1905 he studied painting and sculpture at the Kiev Art School. During this time he was greatly impressed by Byzantine icons, frescoes and mosaics found in Kiev. In 1908 Archipenko moved to Paris, where he attended the Ecole des Beaux-Arts, before commiting to his studies independently at the Musée du Louvre. He found himself drawn to Egyptian, Assyrian, archaic Greek, and early Gothic sculpture.
In 1910, he began exhibiting at the Salon des Indépendants, Paris and in 1912, he was hiven his first solo show in Germany at the Museum Folkwang Hagen. That year he opened the first of his many art schools in Paris as well, and joined the Section d'Or group, which included Duchamp and Picasso. Archipenko’s first solo show in the United States was held at the Société Anonyme, New York, in 1921. Two years later he moved to the United States, where he opened art schools in New York City i.a.. He became an official United States citizen in 1928. In 1947, he produced the first of his sculptures that are illuminated from within. Archipenko died February 25, 1964, in New York.
In 1910, he began exhibiting at the Salon des Indépendants, Paris and in 1912, he was hiven his first solo show in Germany at the Museum Folkwang Hagen. That year he opened the first of his many art schools in Paris as well, and joined the Section d'Or group, which included Duchamp and Picasso. Archipenko’s first solo show in the United States was held at the Société Anonyme, New York, in 1921. Two years later he moved to the United States, where he opened art schools in New York City i.a.. He became an official United States citizen in 1928. In 1947, he produced the first of his sculptures that are illuminated from within. Archipenko died February 25, 1964, in New York.
