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Constantin Brancusi
Bird in Space1925-1926, cast later

On view:
Broad Contemporary Art Museum, floor 3
Tall brass sculpture with a polished gold-toned elongated leaf or feather form tapering to a sharp point, mounted on a cylindrical white marble base
Polished brass sculpture with a tall, slender tapered form, widening slightly at the center and coming to a sharp point at the top, mounted on a cylindrical white marble base.
Polished gold-toned metal sculpture, detail of a vertical twisted form with a smooth, reflective surface tapering at top and bottom against a white background.
Artist or Maker
Constantin Brancusi
Romania, active France, 1876-1957
Title
Bird in Space
Place Made
France
Date Made
1925-1926, cast later
Medium
Polished bronze, cast number 6/7
Dimensions
Height: 54 in. (137.16 cm); Diameter: 8 in. (20.32 cm)
Credit Line
Partial, fractional and promised gift of Janice and Henri Lazarof
Accession Number
M.2005.70.12
Classification
Sculpture
Collecting Area
Modern Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Barron, Stephanie. Envisioning Modernism: The Janice and Henri Lazarof Collection. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Munich; New York: DelMonico Books-Prestel, 2012.
  • Barron, Stephanie. Acknowledgments, or Every Label Tells a Story. Los Angeles: Art Catalogues: LACMA, 2017.
Copyright
© Succession Brancusi - All rights reserved (ARS)

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