Constantin Brancusi’s “Le Baiser” (“The Kiss,” 1909) before and after its boxing (all photos by the author unless indicated otherwise) This isn’t the first time questions have arisen about the ...

As Constantin Brancusi neared the end of his life in the 1950s, he proposed bequeathing his estate to Romania. When the Communist regime refused, Brancusi pledged it to France instead, thereby ...

A French collector is suing Asher Edelman, who runs the art-financing company Artemus, and two insurances companies for allegedly damaging a prized Constantin Brancusi sculpture. In a complaint filed ...

Endless Column (1938) by Constantin Brancusi in Targu Jiu. Photo: Mike Master. © Succession Brâncuși—All rights reserved. ADAGP, Paris and DACS, London 2021 ...

A boyhood schoolmate reported that Constantin Brancusi (1876-1957) was made to stand in a filthy closet for having carved something into the top of his wooden desk. This carving habit would propel him ...

In the courtyard of the Constantin Brancusi National Museum in Targu Jiu, the Small Table and the trovants, lesser-known works by Constantin Brancusi, the titan from Hobita, tell a unique story, lost ...

BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — An original sketch of sculptor Constantin Brancusi’s iconic Endless Column has gone on show for the first time in his native Romania. Organizers said Monday that the 9 x ...

Why Mary Katrantzou admires Audubon's illustrations, an Issey Miyake bodice and the rainbow flag. By Nicole Acheampong Book your tickets to Paris, Belgrade, São Paulo, Lagos and London: Our critic’s ...

Constantin Brancusi was one of the most celebrated sculptors of the modern period. The decline in reputation that often takes place after an artist’s death did not happen to him. Since the sculptor’s ...

LEAN, sleek and impersonal as a hood ornament on a Pierce Arrow, Constantin Brancusi’s Bird in Space is far better known than its maker. It made headlines in 1926 when the U.S. Customs Bureau refused ...