White Negress II
Constantin Brancusi Romanian, active France, 1876–1957
1928
On view — Gallery 395 at the Art Institute of Chicago.
Among sculptors of his generation in Europe, Constantin Brancusi was arguably the most influenced by African art in his choices of materials and forms, but it was not until the middle of his career, in the 1920s and 1930s, that he chose to represent his impression of an African subject in two…
Description courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago.
- Medium
- White marble, black marble, stone, and wood
- Dimensions
- Sculpture: 49.5 × 14.5 × 19 cm (19 1/2 × 5 3/4 × 7 1/2 in.); Black marble base: 36.9 × 36.9 × 25.4 cm (14 1/2 × 14 1/2 × 10 in.); Stone base: 53.3 × 50.8 × 42 cm (21 × 20 × 16 1/2 in.); Wood base: 45.1 × 43.2 × 35 cm (17 3/4 × 17 × 13 3/4 in.)
- Origin
- France