Lot 8
  • 8

Constantin Brancusi (1876 - 1957)

Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 GBP
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Description

  • Constantin Brancusi
  • Untitled (Femme se regardant dans un miroir), 1909
  • photograph
Vintage silver print. Annotated Brancusi Early transition period before 1913 in ink by John Quinn.

Provenance

Marc Pagneux, Paris

Literature

Brancusi Photographe, exh. cat. Paris, Musée d'Art Moderne Georges Pompidou, Paris, Flammarion, 1986, ill. pl. 77 (variant).

Condition

The print is in very good condition. The lower edges and corners slightly bumped. With a light handling fold of approx. 2.5cm at the upper edge in the centre.
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Catalogue Note

John Quinn (1870-1924), a wealthy lawyer and art collector from New York, was one of Brancusi's greatest american patrons.