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Sleeping Muse by Constantin Brâncuși

Sleeping Muse

Constantin Brâncuși · 1910

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DETAILS
Artist
Constantin Brâncuși
Date
1910
Medium
Bronze
Location
Art Institute of Chicago
Dimensions
16.1 × 27.7 × 19.3 cm (6 5/16 × 10 7/8 × 7 9/16 in.)
Collection
Modern Art
Culture
France
Credit line
Arthur Jerome Eddy Memorial Collection
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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