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Constantin Brancusi

Romanian-French sculptor

Also known as: Constantin Brîncuşi

Written by Jean Selz

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Last Updated: Mar 12, 2024 • Article History

Category: Arts & Culture

Original name Romanian:: Constantin Brîncuși

Born:: February 19, 1876, Hobița, Romania

Died:: March 16, 1957, Paris, France (aged 81)

Movement / Style:: abstract art

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Constantin Brancusi (born February 19, 1876, Hobița, Romania—died March 16, 1957, Paris, France) was a pioneer of modern abstract sculpture whose works in bronze and marble are characterized by a restrained, elegant use of pure form and exquisite finishing. A passionate wood-carver, he produced numerous wood sculptures, often with a folk flavour, and he frequently carved prototypes for works later executed in other materials. He is best known for his abstract sculptures of ovoid heads and birds in flight. Brancusi’s parents, Nicolas and Maria Brancusi, were peasants who lived in the Romanian countryside; like other village children of that time, ...(100 of 1758 words)

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