Mlle Pogany
Item
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Description (Dublin Core)
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This sculpture is a portrait of Margit Pogany, a Hungarian artist who sat for Brancusi several times in 1910 and 1911 while she was in Paris studying painting. Shortly after her return to Hungary, Brancusi carved a marble Mlle Pogany from memory, then made a plaster mold of the work, from which he cast four additional versions, including this one, in bronze. In representing its subject through highly stylized and simplified forms, the work was a significant departure from conventional portraiture. Large almond-shaped eyes overwhelm the oval face, and a black patina represents the hair that covers the top of the head and extends over the elaborate chignon at the nape of the neck. As with other motifs, this was a subject Brancusi would return to and rework in the years to come.
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Subject (Dublin Core)
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Sculpture
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Date Created (Dublin Core)
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1913
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Extent (Dublin Core)
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17 1/4 x 8 1/2 x 12 1/2" (43.8 x 21.5 x 31.7cm)
Other (bronze):
17 1/4 × 8 1/2 × 12 1/2" (43.8 × 21.6 × 31.8 cm)
Limestone base:
5 3/4 × 6 1/8 × 7 3/8"(14.6 × 15.6 × 18.7 cm)
Weight: 40 lb. (18.1 kg)
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inches
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Rights (Dublin Core)
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© Succession Brancusi - All rights reserved (ARS) 2018
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Identifier (Dublin Core)
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Bio_Sculpt002_CB_MllePogany_01Front
