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|caption = onstantin Brâncuși; Photograph taken by Edward Steichen in 1922.
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|caption = Brâncuși in 1922. Photo: Edward Steichen.
 
|birth_date = {{birth date|1876|2|19|mf=y}}
 
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|birth_place = Hobiţa, Gorj
 
|birth_place = Hobiţa, Gorj
|death_place = 1957, March 16, age 81 [[Paris]]
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'''Constantin Brâncuşi'''  was a Romanian-born sculptor who made his career in France. Famous Brâncuși works include the Sleeping Muse (1908), The Kiss (1908), Prometheus (1911), Mademoiselle Pogany (1913), The Newborn (1915), Bird in Space (1919) and The Column of the Infinite (Coloana infinitului), popularly known as The Endless Column (1938). Considered the pioneer of modernism,  avant-garde, C. Brâncuși is called the patron of modern sculpture.
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'''Constantin Brâncuşi'''  was a Romanian-born sculptor who made his career in France. His most well-known works include the ''Sleeping Muse'' (1908), ''The Kiss'' (1908), ''Prometheus'' (1911), ''Mademoiselle Pogany'' (1913), ''The Newborn'' (1915), ''Bird in Space'' (1919) and ''The Column of the Infinite (Coloana infinitului)'', also known as ''The Endless Column'' (1938). He left behind around 215 sculptures and 1200 photographs.  
French and Americans most often, called him only by name,  Brancusi (without Romanian diacritics), ruling it according to the rules of pronunciation of French.
 
 
 
==Legacy==
 
He died at the age of 81 leaving around 1200 photographs and 215 sculptures. He learn photography and the tecnique from [[Man Ray]], adviced by his teacher Rodin to record and archive his works.  
 
  
 
==Links==
 
==Links==
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brancusi Brâncuşi on Wikipedia]
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* [http://www.guggenheim.org/new-york/collections/collection-online/artists/698 Guggenheim Museum]
*[http://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constantin_Br%C3%A2ncu%C8%99i Brâncuşi on Roamanian Wikipedia]
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* [https://www.moma.org/interactives/objectphoto/artists/738.html Biography and chronology on MoMA's Object:Photo resource]
*[http://www.guggenheim.org/new-york/collections/collection-online/artists/698 Brâncuşi on Guggenheim Museum]
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* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brancusi Wikipedia]
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* [http://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constantin_Br%C3%A2ncu%C8%99i Wikipedia-RO]

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Brâncuși in 1922. Photo: Edward Steichen.
Born February 19, 1876(1876-02-19)
Hobiţa, Gorj
Died March 16, 1957(1957-03-16) (aged 81)
Paris, France

Constantin Brâncuşi was a Romanian-born sculptor who made his career in France. His most well-known works include the Sleeping Muse (1908), The Kiss (1908), Prometheus (1911), Mademoiselle Pogany (1913), The Newborn (1915), Bird in Space (1919) and The Column of the Infinite (Coloana infinitului), also known as The Endless Column (1938). He left behind around 215 sculptures and 1200 photographs.

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