La prière
1907
La prière
1907
"When I made this praying woman, I really wanted her to be 'the Prayer', and I realised I had to abandon live models because, faced with them we are in a position of sensuality."
ln 1907, Constantin Brancusi set about making a funerary monument in memory of the lawyer Petre Stanescu. The tomb consisted of a portrait of the deceased and a woman praying. An initial project for the woman was finally abandoned in favour of making a nude with blurred and simplified sensual forms. At this point the artist abandoned the portrayal of the model, thus foregoing all pathos.
| Domain | Photo |
|---|---|
| Techniques | Epreuve gélatino-argentique |
| Dimensions | 39,5 x 29,5 cm |
| Acquisition | Legs de Constantin Brancusi, 1957 |
| Inventory no. | PH 195 B |
Detailed description
| Artist |
Constantin Brancusi
(1876, Royaume de Roumanie - 1957, France) |
|---|---|
| Main title | La prière |
| Creation date | 1907 |
| Domain | Photo |
| Techniques | Epreuve gélatino-argentique |
| Dimensions | 39,5 x 29,5 cm |
| Acquisition | Legs de Constantin Brancusi, 1957 |
| Collection area | Cabinet de la photographie |
| Inventory no. | PH 195 B |
