Studio drawing
Constantin Brâncuși
Romanian and French, born Romania. 1876–1957
n.d.
A pencil sketch on paper in which Brâncuși quietly records his studio, using spare, suggestive lines to study sculptures, pedestals, and their spatial relationships.
You notice first the economy of the marks—looping ovals, angular planes and faint construction lines on rough paper—that imply sculptures and supports without fully describing them, so empty space reads as deliberate composition.
The sheet shows Brâncuși’s method of thinking in drawing—reducing forms to essential volumes and rhythms—and exemplifies how studio sketches helped propel sculpture toward modern abstraction.
Medium
Pencil on paper
Dimensions
15 1/8 x 12 1/2" (38.2 x 31.4 cm)
Classification
Department
Credit
Gift of Mrs. Charles Sheeler
Accession
702.1980
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Art Terms
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