Brancusi, Constantin, 1876-1957. Endless column
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Description
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This sculpture is the earliest extant Endless Column. In preceding years Brancusi had used a single or double pyramid as a base for his sculpture, but he eventually came to see this abstract construction as a fully realized work in its own right. Carved from oak, this succession of pyramids forms a rhythmic and undulating geometry that suggests the possibility of infinite expansion. Like other favorite motifs, this was one that Brancusi would return to over the course of his career. In the mid-1920s, he carved an Endless Column for his friend the photographer Edward Steichen that rose more than twenty-three feet. And in 1937 Brancusi erected a steel Endless Column in Tîrgu-Jiu, Romania, that soared more than ninety-eight feet into the air. That Endless Column, his last, was part of a larger sculptural ensemble that included The Gate of the Kiss and Table of Silence, which formed the artist’s only foray into public sculpture.
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Subject
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Sculpture
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Date Created
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1918
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Extent
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6' 8" x 9 7/8" x 9 5/8" (203.2 x 25.1 x 24.5 cm)
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Rights
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© Succession Brancusi - All rights reserved (ARS) 2018
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Identifier
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Bio_Sculpt003_CB_EndlessColumn
