Constantin Brancusi Romanian, active France, 1876–1957
Sleeping Muse
1910
Constantin Brâncuși's 'Sleeping Muse' (c. 1910) is a bronze head reduced to an egg-shaped oval lying on its side, the features smoothed into a near-abstract harmony of volume and line. The work is one of the pivotal sculptures of Brâncuși's famous move toward pure form; the Art Institute of Chicago holds an authorised cast.
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Image source: Art Institute of Chicago