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Miss Pogany II, three-quarter view, polished bronze (Melle Pogany, vue de trois-quarts, bronze poli)

A work made of gelatin silver print.
© 2018 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris

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  • A work made of gelatin silver print.

Date:

c. 1920

Artist:

Constantin Brancusi
French, born Romania, 1876-1957

About this artwork

Constantin Brâncusi, known principally for his sculpture, used photography not just to document his work but to interpret and transform it. He staged his Paris studio as an ever-changing theater for his camera, juxtaposing selected pieces and depicting the contrast of shapes and surfaces at play among them. Brâncusi first met Margit Pogány, a young Hungarian painter, in Paris in 1910, and over the next several decades he made several sculptures of her head—in plaster, marble, and highly polished bronze (seen here). This version emphasizes Pogány’s enormous eyes, which Brâncusi felt were her most distinguishing feature. The eyes in turn seem to capture the entire studio, reflecting the artist and his camera, but also the surrounding array of works, so that the sculpture performs like a soloist in a large ensemble.

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Photography and Media

Artist

Constantin Brancusi

Title

Miss Pogany II, three-quarter view, polished bronze (Melle Pogany, vue de trois-quarts, bronze poli)

Place

France (Artist's nationality:)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

Made 1918–1922

Medium

Gelatin silver print

Dimensions

Image/paper: 23.7 × 18 cm (9 3/8 × 7 1/8 in.)

Credit Line

Photography Associates Fund; through prior gifts of David C. and Sarajean Ruttenberg, Mary and Leigh Block Collection, Mr. Arnold Crane, and Mr. Harold Kaye; through prior purchase with Harriott A. Fox Endowment; through prior purchase with funds provided by of Peabody Fund

Reference Number

2014.1174

Copyright

© 2018 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris

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