Constantin Brâncuși

Sculpture, Visual Artist

1876 – 1957

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Who was Constantin Brâncuși?

Constantin Brâncuși was a Romanian-born sculptor who made his career in France. As a child he displayed an aptitude for carving wooden farm tools. Formal studies took him first to Bucharest, then to Munich, then to the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris. His abstract style emphasizes clean geometrical lines that balance forms inherent in his materials with the symbolic allusions of representational art. Famous Brâncuși works include the Sleeping Muse, The Kiss, Prometheus, Mademoiselle Pogany, The Newborn, Bird in Space and The Column of the Infinite, popularly known as The Endless Column. Considered a pioneer of modernism, Brâncuși is called the patriarch of modern sculpture.

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Born
Feb 19, 1876
Peștișani
Also known as
  • Constantin Brancusi
Parents
Children
Nationality
  • Romania
Profession
Education
  • Craiova School of Arts and Crafts
    (1894 - 1898)
  • Bucharest National University of Arts
    (1898 - 1902)
  • École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts
    (1905 - 1906)
Lived in
  • Gorj County
  • Hobiţa, Gorj
  • Peștișani
  • Paris
  • Craiova
Died
Mar 16, 1957
Paris

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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