Constantin Brâncuși Young Bird Paris 1928
- Medium
- Bronze 16 x 8 1/4 x 12" (40.5 x 21 x 30.4 cm), on a two-part pedestal of limestone 9 1/4" (23.5 cm) high, and oak 23 3/4" (60.3 cm) high (carved by the artist)
- Dimensions
- 16 × 8 1/4 × 12" (40.6 × 21 × 30.5 cm) Other (stone): 9 1/4" (23.5 cm) Pedestal (overall): 36 × 13 1/2 × 14" (91.4 × 34.3 × 35.6 cm)
- Credit
- Gift of Mr. and Mrs. William A. M. Burden
- Object number
- 498.1964
- Copyright
- © Succession Brancusi - All rights reserved (ARS) 2018
- Department
- Painting and Sculpture
- Constantin Brâncuși has 39 works online.
- There are 1,655 sculptures online.
Installation views
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Artist’s Choice: Burton on Brâncuși
Apr 7–Jul 4, 1989
2 other works identified
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Artist’s Choice: Burton on Brâncuși
Apr 7–Jul 4, 1989
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Brâncuși: Selected Masterworks from the Musée National d’Art Moderne and The Museum of Modern Art, New York
Jan 18–May 5, 1996
1 other work identified
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Brâncuși: Selected Masterworks from the Musée National d’Art Moderne and The Museum of Modern Art, New York
Jan 18–May 5, 1996
2 other works identified
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Brâncuși: Selected Masterworks from the Musée National d’Art Moderne and The Museum of Modern Art, New York
Jan 18–May 5, 1996
1 other work identified
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Constantin Brâncuși Sculpture
Jul 22, 2018–Jun 15, 2019
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Constantin Brâncuși Sculpture
Jul 22, 2018–Jun 15, 2019
3 other works identified
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501: 19th-Century Innovators
Fall 2019–Fall 2021
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500: Constantin Brâncuși
Oct 21, 2019–Jan 10, 2024
2 other works identified
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500: Constantin Brâncuși
Oct 21, 2019–Jan 10, 2024
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500: Constantin Brâncuși
Oct 21, 2019–Jan 10, 2024
4 other works identified
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501: 19th-Century Innovators
Fall 2019–Fall 2021
9 other works identified
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500: Constantin Brâncuși
Oct 21, 2019–Jan 10, 2024
7 other works identified
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500: Constantin Brâncuși
Oct 21, 2019–Jan 10, 2024
1 other work identified
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508: Constantin Brâncuși
Ongoing
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508: Constantin Brâncuși
Ongoing
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508: Constantin Brâncuși
Ongoing
4 other works identified
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508: Constantin Brâncuși
Ongoing
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This work is included in the Provenance Research Project, which investigates the ownership history of works in MoMA's collection.
The artist [1]; acquired by Sidney Janis Gallery, New York, 1955 [2]; sold to William A. M. Burden, New York, 1955 [3]; Gift of William A. M. and Margaret Burden, New York, 1964 (donors retaining a life interest).
[1] On loan from the artist to the exhibition Brancusi, Brummer Gallery, November 17, 1933-January 13, 1934, no. 11; exhibited at the Rumanian Pavilion of the World Fair, New York, 1939.
[2] Collection files, Department of Painting and Sculpture, The Museum of Modern Art, New York.
[3] Collection files, Department of Painting and Sculpture, The Museum of Modern Art, New York.
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