Featured ARKO ceramic bust of woman - help please.

But it is signed Archipenko. I guess I just don't understand.

 

Its fabulous . Is it me,or does that signature look like it might be one of those paint pens ?

 

It does look like paint pen but still looks like his signature. Maybe someone with more experience can tell.

 

I think it may be made by Archie's Pen Co.

 

I think the sculpture on the link has slightly different proportions, also it's less glossy. For me, it's strange that a sculptor like Archipenko would sign his work with white paint rather than inscribing his signature directly into the base. My guess would be that it's a multiple copy produced by the Archipenko studio based on one of his works, and then someone decided to add it value by signing it

 

Ha ha.

 

I meant his school of ceramics of course
http://archipenkocr.org/login2.php
Here it seems you can view his Catalogue Raisonné.

Sorry, I might be not the type of experts you were calling for....

 

Please contact me. I have been doing research on ARKO ceramics. Mark Bassett DELETED BY MODERATOR

 

There's a fair number of articles about him -- like the above -- to be found on the New York Times 'Time Machine.' For those of you who have a subscription.

Debora

 

another sculpture ARKO https://www.bonhams.com/auction/276...t-8-12in-215cm-width-7in-18cm-depth-3in-75cm/