57. Constantin Brâncuși working with the saw mill to build "The Gate Of The Kiss" [1938]
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57. Constantin Brâncuși working with the saw mill to build "The Gate Of The Kiss" [1938]
photo with silver bromide, 14.1 x 9 cm, 14,1 Ã 9 cm
Research information
The photograph participated in the exhibition "BrâncuÈi. Omul Èi lucrurile" ("BrâncuÈi. Man and things"), Arcub-Gabroveni Cultural Center, June 23 - September 11, 2016. The photograph is reproduced in the catalogue "Constantin BrâncuÈi. Omul Èi lucrurile" ("Constantin BrâncuÈi. Man and things"), Erwin Kessler, Doina Lemny, Ed. Veillant, Bucharest, 2016, on p. 120. The artwork is inventoried and reproduced in "BrâncuÈi în România" ("BrâncuÈi in Romania"), Barbu Brezianu, Ed. Allfa, Bucharest, at pp. 48, 262. On the reverse: dated with stamp, located, signed in handwriting and marked in handwriting in pencil: "2 iulie 1938/ Din colecÈia mea Dr. M. Marcu/ Tg. Jiu/ BrâncuÈi la joagÄr, lucrând în Èantierul din grÄdina publicÄ" ("July 2, 1938 / From my collection Dr. M. Marcu / Tg. Jiu / BrâncuÈi working with the saw mill, in the construction site from the public garden").
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