Golden Bird
Constantin Brancusi Romanian, active France, 1876–1957
1919/20 (base c. 1922)
On view — Gallery 395 at the Art Institute of Chicago.
Trained in both folk and academic traditions, Constantin Brancusi sought his own path for sculpture around 1907. Breaking with the currents of the time, he adopted direct carving, combined different materials for single works, and simplified form in his search for his subjects’ essential…
Description courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago.
- Medium
- Bronze, stone, and wood
- Dimensions
- 217.8 × 29.9 × 29.9 cm (86 × 11 3/4 × 11 3/4 in.)
- Origin
- France