| DATE | 1915 |
| AUTHOR | Constantin Brancusi (1876 - 1957) Pestisani Gorj - Romania |
| MEDIA | Marble - limestone base |
| SIZE | 56 x 28 x 23 cm (22" x 11" x 9") |
| LOCATION | USA - New York - Guggenheim Museum |
| NOTES | A photograph survives of the first version of this sculpture, in which a woman arches her neck to catch a glimpse of herself in a mirror. The neck is exaggerated in order to convey the self-awareness of this gesture. Dissatisfied with this version, Brancusi carved back the superficial details. The head became an ovoid on an arching neck and the supporting hand is reduced to a pattern. He showed this sculpture in New York, but when the bronze version was exhibited in Paris in 1920 it was banned - to Brancusi's apparent bewilderment - as being deliberately phallic. It was only reinstated as a result of a campaign to support his freedom of expression. |
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