Portrait de James Joyce

by Constantin Brancusi

Artist Constantin Brancusi (Rumänien, 1876 - 1957)

Alternate Title

Porträtt av James Joyce

Dateca 1928

MediumCardboard and metal

DimensionsDiameter: 76,2 cm

ClassificationSculptures

Credit LineDonation 2004 from Pontus Hultén

Countries

Romania

On view

Stockholm

RoomGallery 01:4

Object NumberMOM/2004/81

CollectionsThe Pontus Hultén Collection

About the artworkConstantin Brancusi is among the most influential regenerators of plastic art in the 1900s. In his quest for the inner essence of things, he reduced form to the limit of total abstraction. In his portrait of James Joyce (1882-1941), author of "Ulysses" and "Finnegans Wake", Brancusi has radically simplified the shapes. The spiral is a geometric figure that is used in many cultures to symbolise creation and the cyclical nature of life.
Signatures, inscriptions and marks Osignerad Selected exhibition history Den underjordiska himlen. Surrealism i Moderna Museets samling Moderna Museet, Stockholm Pontus Hulténs samling (2004) Moderna Museet, Stockholm Jacqueline de Jong (den 26 februari 2012 - den 8 april 2012) Moderna Museet, Stockholm Surrealism, samlingen (den 19 oktober 2024 - den 18 januari 2026) Moderna Museet, Stockholm The Moderna Museet exhibition catalogues Pontus Hulténs samling

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