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Tête de femme
Details
Constantin Brancusi (1867-1957)
Tête de femme
signed 'C.Brancusi' (lower right)
gouache on board laid down on canvas
25 5/8 x 19¾ in. (65.1 x 50.2 cm.)
Painted circa 1918
Tête de femme
signed 'C.Brancusi' (lower right)
gouache on board laid down on canvas
25 5/8 x 19¾ in. (65.1 x 50.2 cm.)
Painted circa 1918
Provenance
Professor Warner Munsterberger, New York.
Anonymous sale, Palais Galliéra, Paris, 24 March 1963, lot 14.
Galerie Katia Granoff, Paris, by whom acquired at the above sale.
Achim Moeller Ltd., London.
Davlyn Gallery, New York.
Acquired from the above by the late owner in October 1979.
Anonymous sale, Palais Galliéra, Paris, 24 March 1963, lot 14.
Galerie Katia Granoff, Paris, by whom acquired at the above sale.
Achim Moeller Ltd., London.
Davlyn Gallery, New York.
Acquired from the above by the late owner in October 1979.
Exhibited
New York, World House Gallery, 4 Masters: Rodin, Brancusi, Gauguin, Calder, March - April 1957, no. 43, p. 46 (dated '1920-1923').
Hamilton, New York, Colgate University, Brancusi, Gouaches and Drawings; Baizerman, Sculpture, April - May 1959.
Hamilton, New York, Colgate University, Brancusi, Gouaches and Drawings; Baizerman, Sculpture, April - May 1959.
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Cornelia Svedman
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