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Study for Princess X (recto); Female Head in Profile (verso)

Study for Princess X (recto); Female Head in Profile (verso)

1913–1915
(Romanian, 1876–1957)
France, 20th century
pencil and mustard crayon
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Frank H. Porter 1982.373
© Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Location: not on view

Description

Brancusi produced very few drawings and these were not preparatory for sculpture. His complaint, "There are too many lines," implies that for him the purest distillation of form can be achieved only in three dimensions. Drawing for pleasure, Brancusi's freely executed, graceful line describes the rounded silhouette of a voluptuous woman. Linear rhythms energize the figure, which seems to float on the blank page.
  • Kathleen Dudley
    Roland, Browse & Delbanco, London
    Frank Porter, Cleveland
    Kathleen Dudley; (Roland, Browse & Delbanco, London); Frank Porter, Cleveland
  • Changing Dimensions: Works on Paper by Sculptors. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 22, 1995-January 24, 1996).
    Directions in Drawing II: The Human Figure. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 5, 1991-January 12, 1992).
    The Year in Review for 1983. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 22-April 8, 1984).
  • {{cite web|title=Study for Princess X (recto); Female Head in Profile (verso)|url=false|author=Constantin Brancusi|year=1913–1915|access-date=19 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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