MUZA ADORMITA – Brancusi – licitatie la CRISTIE’S 15 mai 2017 NEW YORK

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Constantin Brancusi (1876-1957)

La muse endormie

 

EstimateUSD 25,000,000 – USD 35,000,000

Constantin Brancusi (1876-1957)
La muse endormie
signed ‘Brancusi’ (on the back of the neck); stamped with foundry mark ‘C. VALSUANI CIRE PERDUE’ (on the side of the neck)
patinated bronze with gold leaf
Length: 10 ½ in. (26.7 cm.)
Original marble version carved in 1909-1910; this bronze version cast by 1913

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One of Brancusi’s mantras was, ‘Create like a god, command like a king, work like a slave’