Constantin Brancusi Romanian, active France, 1876–1957
Golden Bird
1919/20 (base c. 1922)
Constantin Brâncuși's 'Golden Bird' (1919–1920) is one of the Romanian-French sculptor's radically simplified birds, carved in polished bronze and balanced on a stone and stepped oak base. Its sweeping, elongated silhouette — all wing and upward flight — distils the formal vocabulary that Brâncuși spent his career refining. The sculpture is a cornerstone of the Art Institute of Chicago's modern sculpture collection.
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Image source: Art Institute of Chicago