Visitors will comment on it, while members of the family will draw inspiration from it day after day. L'emploi d'un marbre blanc légèrement veiné d'ocre ajoute à cette sensation de dépouille­ ment. Shortly after her return to Hungary, Brancusi carved a marble Mlle Pogany from memory, then made a plaster mold of the work, from which he cast four additional versions, including this one, in bronze. Nous possédons une photo d’elle, qui permet de réaliser à quel point le sculpteur a su capter ce qui faisait les caractéristiques du visage de son modèle. El único motivo para trasladar la escultura a un material menos noble fue su intención de pulirla, iniciando así sus experimentos de integración de la forma en el espacio mediante reflejos. Portrait de Mademoiselle Pogany Constantin Brancusi (1876-1957) est souvent vu comme le plus grand créateur de sculpture du XX°. Ils se lient aussitôt, se rencontrent souvent. Other (approx. Né en Roumanie, il se forme à l’académie d’art de Bucarest et à l’Ecole des beaux-arts de Paris, où il est l’élève de Rodin. Throughout his career, which lasted until his death in 1957, Constantin Brâncuși created an entire array of boldly experimental sculptures. A featureless block descends from the head, to suggest the rough outline of a neck. That project has concluded, and works are now being identified by MoMA staff. Nobody who has seen the extreme stylistation and minimalism of his 1907 sculpture The Kiss could forget its striking effect on the viewer - and that is just one of his better-known works. "I posed for … Portrait de Mademoiselle Pogany Constantin Brancusi (1876-1957) est souvent vu comme le plus grand créateur de sculpture du XX°. Object Description. If you have additional information or spotted an error, please send feedback to [email protected]. Mlle Pogany is a portrait of Margit Pogany, a Hungarian artist who sat for Brancusi several times in 1910 and 1911. Les formes gracieusement restreintes de Constantin Brancusi sont reconnues comme l'un des principaux développements sculpturales du début du XXe siècle. 5 3/4 × 6 1/8 × 7 3/8" (14.6 × 15.6 × 18.7 cm) La Muse endormie , … Watch the attached MoMa video about Brancusi’s Mademoiselle Pogany. In 2017 alone, a bronze-cast Brancusi rendering of a woman’s disembodied head was sold at auction for $57,367,500. Domnișoara Pogany, cunoscută și sub numele francez Mademoiselle Pogány, este o statuie creată de Constantin Brâncuși în 1913, clasată în categoria „Tezaur” a Patrimoniului cultural național. Pogany II. György Lázár. All requests to license audio or video footage produced by MoMA should be addressed to Scala Archives at [email protected]. base: 28.58 × 24.13 × 24.13 cm (11 1/4 × 9 1/2 × 9 1/2 in.) And yet, for all of its minimalism, Mademoiselle Pogany remains full of life. Elle expose au salon d'automne. C’est à la fois un artisan de haut niveau et un artiste pur. The result is alluring, enigmatic, and captivating. Constantin Brancusi : la pureté dans l’abstraction. Les nombreuses variantes sur le thème de la tête (Une Muse, Mademoiselle Pogany, Danaïde…) montrent la place que Brancusi accordait à ce thème dans son œuvre. So striking is the sculpture that its appeal remains even in two-dimensional reproductions. Sculpted in marvel with a limestone block, the work is - ostensibly - a portrait. More information is also available about the film collection and the Circulating Film and Video Library. By visiting our website or transacting with us, you agree to this. En 1912, Brancusi entreprend le portrait de Margit Pogany. Pogany series occupied Brancusi for some twenty years. Seven years later, Brancusi created a second version of her portrait, both in marble and, as seen here, in bronze. For licensing motion picture film footage it is advised to apply directly to the copyright holders. Mademoiselle Pogany is another of Brâncuși's better-known pieces. 19 cm. Meanwhile, critics around the world attacked the radical nature of his work. L’œuvre présentée sur la photographie est une sculpture abstraite de Constantin BRANCUSI, intitulée Mademoiselle Pogany I et réalisée en 1912-1913. Artist: Constantin Brancusi, Romanian, 1876–1957. Mademoiselle Pogany [III] Constantin Brancusi, French (born Romania), 1876 - 1957 Beautiful Muse Margit Pogany, a Hungarian art student, sat for Brancusi in his Parisian studio from December 1910 to January 1911. Bequest of Mrs. Mabel Hussey Degen 1954.16. the mouth and ears reduced to mere vestiges, the hair left off entirely. Mademoiselle Pogany [I] Constantin Brancusi, French (born Romania), 1876 - 1957. Polished bronze. Né en Roumanie, il se forme à l’académie d’art de Bucarest et à l’Ecole des beaux-arts de Paris, où il est l’élève de Rodin. For access to motion picture film stills please contact the Film Study Center. This sculpture is a portrait of Margit Pogany, a Hungarian artist who sat for Brancusi several times in 1910 and 1911 while she was in Paris studying painting. (18.1 kg), Acquired through the Lillie P. Bliss Bequest (by exchange), © Succession Brancusi - All rights reserved (ARS) 2018. He carved a second version in marble in 1919 (location unknown), and a third version in marble in 1931 (Philadelphia Museum of Art). But it is a portrait that abandons entirely any pretence to being representational. Réalisé en 1912, le marbre du Philadelphia Museum of Art (44,50 x 15,4 cm) a été fondu en bronze en 1913 puis vendu par le modèle en 1940 au Metropolitan Museum of Art de New York. By visiting our website or transacting with us, you agree to this. Sculpted in marvel with a limestone block, the work is - ostensibly - a portrait. Mademoiselle Pogany - Constantin Brancusi. While her expression is unreadable, this is not the same as blankness: it merely invites the audience to project their own emotions onto the sculpture. He carved the first version of this sculpture in marble from memory in 1912, and made casts in bronze and plaster from the original. Please, Bronze with black patina 17 1/4 x 8 1/2 x 12 1/2" (43.8 x 21.5 x 31.7 cm), on limestone base 5 3/4 x 6 1/8 x 7 3/8" (14.6 x 15.6 x 18.7 cm), 17 1/4 × 8 1/2 × 12 1/2" (43.8 × 21.6 × 31.8 cm) 1980.12.16. Mlle Pogany is a portrait of Margit Pogany, a Hungarian artist who sat for Brancusi several times in 1910 and 1911. ... Mademoiselle Pogany, 1912–1913 ... dénommée Margit Pogany. Mlle. 43.5 × 18 × 28.5 cm (17 1/8 × 7 1/16 × 11 1/4 in.) In representing its subject through highly stylized and simplified forms, the work was a significant departure from conventional portraiture. The second we glance at it, the sculpture's abstract impressions combine to form the vivid image of a woman resting her head on her hands. L'ensemble est posé sur le socle AM 4002-181. Miss Pogany, known in Frenc as Mademoiselle Pogany, is a sculpture created by Constantin Brancusi in 1913. The sculpture was created in 1920 and is based on the landscape painter Margit Pogany who had requested the portrait after visiting Brancusi's studio. Pogany (1912-1913), Plaster, 44 × 24.5 × 30.5 cm Small wonder that even within the context of Constantin Brâncuși's inventive and ground-breaking career as a sculptor, Mademoiselle Pogany remains one of his best-known works. Secteur de collection Arts Plastiques As with other motifs, this was a subject Brancusi would return to and rework in the years to come. Brancusi strove to depict the idea or essence of things and not their literal form, and this is fully demonstrated in Mademoiselle Pogeny II. Composée de l'oeuvre "Mlle Pogany I" posée sur son socle cylindrique (1). Il a fait la connaissance de cette jeune peintre, fille d'un célèbre avocat hongrois d'origine roumaine, à Montparnasse en 1910. To find out more, including which third-party cookies we place and how to manage cookies, see our privacy policy. Né en Roumanie, il se forme à l’académie d’art de Bucarest et à l’Ecole des beaux-arts de Paris, où il … If you would like to reproduce text from a MoMA publication, please email [email protected]. If you place a print of Mademoiselle Pogany by Constantin Brancusi on display in your household, you can count on it bringing a touch of mystery to your home.