Constantin Brancusi Romanian, active France, 1876–1957
Leda
1920
Constantin Brâncuși's 'Leda' (1920–1926) is a marble carving that abstracts the mythological swan–woman encounter into a single curving form balanced on a circular turntable. The sculpture rotates on its base, allowing the polished marble to catch changing light — one of the most refined of his mature reductions. Marble, Art Institute of Chicago.
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Image source: Art Institute of Chicago