Constantin Brancusi. Tales Told of Shem and Shaun: Three Fragments from Work in Progress

Constantin Brancusi

Tales Told of Shem and Shaun: Three Fragments from Work in Progress

1929

Illustrated book with one photogravure reproduction

Not on view

Author James Joyce
Medium Illustrated book with one photogravure reproduction
Dimensions composition (irreg.): 7 1/16 × 4 5/8" (18 × 11.8 cm); page (irreg.): 7 7/8 × 6 1/2" (20 × 16.5 cm)
Publisher The Black Sun Press, Paris
Printer The Black Sun Press, Paris
Edition 650 (100 numbered 1-100 on Japan; 500 numbered 101-600 on Van Gelder; 50 H.C.)
Credit Mary Ellen Meehan Fund
Object number 131.1991
Department Drawings and Prints

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Constantin Brancusi

Constantin Brancusi

French, born Romania. 1876–1957 36 works online

Constantin Brancusi sought to expand the bounds of sculptural language. At the core of this pursuit was an abiding interest in materiality, which he probed tirelessly across wood, bronze, and stone.

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