Lot 57, Brâncuși at the Brummer Gallery (1 catalogue, 1 letter, 1 photo) - Works on Paper from Central & Eastern Europe with a special section dedicated to Constantin Brâncuși - Auctions

Brâncuși at the Brummer Gallery (1 catalogue, 1 letter, 1 photo)

Description

Lot with three items sent by Brâncuși to the Codreanu sisters, from New York, before his exhibition at the Brummer Gallery: exhibition catalogue, letter and photo, 1926

Provenance

Private Collection, Germany

Location

Bucharerst, Romania

Price realised €9,150

Estimate €8,000 - €10,000

Description

Extremely important lot with three items connected to Brâncuși’s visit to New York in autumn 1926.

Very rare catalogue for the exhibition at the Brummer Gallery, 1926 (November – December). Important documentary source, containing photo reproductions of exhibited works.

Letter sent by C. Brâncuși to Irina and Lizica Codreanu, in Paris, dated October 22, 2016, signed.

Unpublished photo of Brâncuși in front of “Măiastra” sculpture, stamped by the Underwood & Underwood Photo Studio. The picture was taken in John Quinn’s studio, the then-deceased buyer of the sculpture. Brâncuși had been asked to mend the base of the sculpture, taking advantage of his visit to New York. Quinn’s entire collection would be sold in 1927.


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