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Leda by Constantin Brâncuși

Leda

Constantin Brâncuși · 1920

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DETAILS
Artist
Constantin Brâncuși
Date
1920
Medium
Marble
Location
Art Institute of Chicago
Dimensions
Marble: 55.9 × 66 × 21.6 cm (22 × 26 × 8 1/2 in.); Circular base: 66 × 121.9 cm (26 × 48 in.) (diameter)
Collection
Modern Art
Culture
France
Credit line
Bequest of Katherine S. Dreier
ART MOVEMENTS
Modernism
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THE ARTIST

Constantin Brâncuși

1876–1957 · Romania

Constantin Brâncuși, the 'patriarch of modern sculpture,' transformed art with his emphasis on clean, geometrical lines and symbolic forms.

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