Title: Constantin Brancusi, 1876-1957 /
Authors: Bach, Friedrich Teja.; Rowell, Margit; Temkin, Ann.; Brancusi, Constantin, 1876-1957; Philadelphia Museum of Art.; Centre Georges Pompidou.
Publisher: Philadelphia Museum of Art ; MIT Press,
Year: 1995
Subjects: Brancusi, Constantin, Exhibitions.
Abstract: In twentieth-century sculpture, one name towers above all others: Romanian-born Constantin Brancusi (1876-1957). This book accompanies a major retrospective exhibition of Brancusi's sculpture, drawings, and photographs, organized by the Philadelphia Museum of Art and the Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris. Profusely illustrated throughout, with photographs by the artist and images culled from a wide range of archival sources, it is the most definitive work yet published on this influential artist. The authors provide a detailed reassessment of Brancusi's work, incorporating and extending the profound revisions in scholarship that have been taking place since the last major retrospective in 1969-70.
Contents: Preface / Anne d'Harnoncourt -- Essays. Brancusi: The Reality of Sculpture / Friedrich Teja Bach. Brancusi: Timelessness in a Modern Mode / Margit Rowell. Brancusi and His American Collectors / Ann Temkin -- Catalogue. Sculptures. Brancusi and Drawing / Margit Rowell. Drawings. Brancusi and Photography / Friedrich Teja Bach. Photographs -- Documentation. Chronology. Exhibitions.