Constantin Brancusi

La Baronne R. F., (Tête de femme), pierre (1909)

vers 1909

Constantin Brancusi
(1876, Royaume de Roumanie - 1957, France)

vers 1909

Heads appear out of the raw material, busts are "eut" suddenly, the face expressions surprise us with their sensitivity and elegance.

Constantin Brancusi's first Parisian sculptures testify ta the influence of August Rodin, Amedeo Modigliani, Medardo Rosso and Wilhem Lehmbruck. Brancusi had not yet abandoned the characteristic features of the face : some of his works even referred directly ta their models, such as the Baroness Renée Frachon here, a literary lady who inspired him to make several female heads, including the famous Sleeping Muse [Muse endormie].

Domain	Photo
Techniques	Epreuve gélatino-argentique
Dimensions	27,8 x 19,8 cm
Acquisition	Legs de Constantin Brancusi, 1957
Inventory no.	PH 209 F

Currently at

Neue Nationalgalerie, Berlin (Allemagne)

as part of Brancusi Atelier, 20 March 2026 - 09 August 2026

See on the Centre Pompidou's loan map in France and worldwide

Frachon Renée Irana (?-?) (représentée)

femme

noir et blanc

photographie de sculpteur

portrait

sculpture

tête

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Detailed description

Artist	Constantin Brancusi (1876, Royaume de Roumanie - 1957, France)
Main title	La Baronne R. F., (Tête de femme), pierre (1909)
Creation date	vers 1909
Domain	Photo
Techniques	Epreuve gélatino-argentique
Dimensions	27,8 x 19,8 cm
Acquisition	Legs de Constantin Brancusi, 1957
Collection area	Cabinet de la photographie
Inventory no.	PH 209 F