Constantin Brancusi

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Constantin Brancusi was born into a family of poor peasants in the hamlet of Hobita in the province of Oltenia on Feb. 21, 1876. He taught himself to read and  ... 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 ...

Constantin Brancusi, un sculpteur qui donne vie à la matière

Brancusi's serenely simplified sculptures are widely acknowledged as icons of modernism. His choice of materials including marble and limestone, bronze and  ... This article by Philip McCouat explains how two scandals made the sculptor Brancusi into a public figure and helped define the boundaries of art.

Constantin Brancusi Constantin Brancusi, sculpteur roumain, naît en février 1876 à Hobitza. Il décède le 16 mars 1957 à Paris. Précurseur de l'art abstrait, Brancusi est soucieux de réduire les formes à leur plus simple expression, privilégiant l'ovoïde et utilise des matières brutes, non retravaillées.