Constantin brancusi

Constantin Brancusi was a Romanian sculptor who lived most of his life in Paris. He is one of the most important sculptors of the 20th century.

Bird in Space Constantin Brancusi (French (born Romania), Hobita 1876–1957 Paris) Date: 1923

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For years, Brancusi made hardly enough money to eat. In 1926, a version of one of his most extraordinary subjects, Bird in Space, was famously held up at the US border because customs officials didn’t think it was art. Sometimes, he even baffled his own cohort. Picasso (or perhaps Matisse) is said to have likened Brancusi’s 1916 Princess X, a glistening bronze torso of Princess Marie Bonaparte, to a large phallus. Yet, by the time of his death in 1957, the increasingly reclusive Romanian was…

Constantin Brancusi, Mademoiselle Pogany (I), 1912

From Art Resource, Constantin Brâncuși, Torso of a Young Man (1923), Walnut, limestone, 42.7 × 28.4 × 14.6 cm

Constantin Brâncuși. Young Bird. Paris 1928. Bronze 16 x 8 1/4 x 12" (40.5 x 21 x 30.4 cm), on a two-part pedestal of limestone 9 1/4" (23.5 cm) high, and oak 23 3/4" (60.3 cm) high (carved by the artist). 16 × 8 1/4 × 12" (40.6 × 21 × 30.5 cm) Other (stone): 9 1/4" (23.5 cm) Pedestal (overall): 36 × 13 1/2 × 14" (91.4 × 34.3 × 35.6 cm). Gift of Mr. and Mrs. William A. M. Burden. 498.1964. © Succession Brancusi - All rights reserved (ARS) 2018. Painting & Sculpture