Constantin Brancusi, French, b. Hobitza, Romania, 1876–1957 Search this
Medium:
Opaque matte paint and graphite pencil on paper
Dimensions:
15 x 21 1/4in. (38.1 x 54cm)
Type:
Painting
Date:
1915
Provenance:
Albert Roullier Art Galleries, Chicago
Mrs. Inez Cunningham Stark, Chicago, by 1940
Brook Street Gallery, London
James Goodman Gallery, New York, to 8 April 1968
Joseph H. Hirshhorn, New York, 8 April 1968-6 March 1972
Gift of Joseph H. Hirshhorn, 1972
Exhibition History:
ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO. "19th International Exhibition of Watercolors," 25 April-26 May 1940, no. 102 (listed as belonging to Mrs. Inez Cunningham Stark, Chicago).
BROOK STREET GALLERY, London. "XXth Century Masters--Drawings and Watercolors," 13 March-11 May 1968, no. 6, ill.
JAMES GOODMAN GALLERY, New York. "Spring 1968 Exhibition," Spring 1968, no. 32, ill. p. 9.
SOLOMON R. GUGGENHEIM MUSEUM, New York. "Constantin Brancusi 1876-1957: A Retrospective Exhibition," 21 November 1969-15 February 1970, p. 139.
SIDNEY JANIS GALLERY, New York. "Brancusi + Mondrian," 2-31 December 1982, no. 20, ill.
CENTRE GEORGES POMPIDOU, Paris. "Constantin Brancusi," 13 April-21 August 1995, cat. 131, ill. p. 300. TOUR: PHILADELPHIA MUSEUM OF ART, 8 October 1995-1 January 1996.
Published References:
LUCIE-SMITH, EDWARD. "London Commentary," Studio International 175 (May 1968), p. 271, ill.
LERNER, ABRAM, et al. The Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden (New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1974), p. 153, no. 198, ill. p. 669.
GEIST, SIDNEY. Brancusi: The Sculpture and Drawings (New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1975), p. 24, ill.
FINCH, CHRISTOPHER. Twentieth-Century Watercolors (New York: Abbeville Press, 1988), no. 55, ill.
Credit Line:
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, Gift of Joseph H. Hirshhorn, 1972
