Constantin Brâncuși

1876-1957 · Romanian-French · Modernist sculpture, Abstraction

Biografia

Constantin Brâncuși was a Romanian sculptor who settled in Paris in 1904 and became a founder of modern abstract sculpture. Rejecting modelling in favour of direct carving and highly polished bronze, he reduced forms to essential shapes in series such as Bird in Space, Sleeping Muse and the Endless Column. His output was small and much of it is in museums, especially the reconstructed studio at the Centre Pompidou, so major works rarely come to auction. When they do, prices are among the highest for any sculptor: in May 2026 the bronze Danaïde (about 1913) sold for 107.6 million dollars at Christie's New York, a new artist record and the second highest price ever for a sculpture at auction.

Ostatnie wyniki aukcji

Rynek

• Płynność: Niska

Muzea

• Centre Pompidou (Atelier Brancusi), Parigi
• Philadelphia Museum of Art
• Museum of Modern Art, New York
• Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York
• Muzeul Național de Artă al României, Bucarest

Wiadomości

• 27 paź 2026: How Brâncuși’s “Bird in Space” Redefined Sculpture Artsy

Źródła

• Galerie Magazine, Newhouse sale May 2026
• Finestre sull'Arte, Christie's surpasses 1.1 billion
• Bloomberg, Brancusi sculpture sells for record 71 million (2018)
• HENI News, Sans titre (Femme nue assise) May 2026

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