Sleeping Muse
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Sleeping Muse is a renowned modernist sculpture by Constantin Brâncuși that depicts a stylized, abstracted head in serene repose, emblematic of his pursuit of pure, essential form.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sleeping Muse canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
modernist sculpture
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sculpture ⓘ |
| artHistoricalSignificance |
important example of modernist portrait sculpture
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key work in Brâncuși’s early abstraction ⓘ |
| artStyle |
abstraction
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reductive form ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithArtistConcept |
pursuit of pure essential form
GENERATED
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reduction to essence of subject GENERATED ⓘ |
| collection | various museum and private collections ⓘ |
| color |
golden bronze in some versions
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white in marble versions ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| creator | Constantin Brâncuși NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creatorNationality | Romanian ⓘ |
| creatorResidenceAtTimeOfWork | Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
female head
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sleeping head ⓘ stylized head ⓘ |
| displayMode | often displayed on a base ⓘ |
| exhibitedAt | major international exhibitions of modern art ⓘ |
| genre | abstract art ⓘ |
| hasVersion |
Sleeping Muse I
NERFINISHED
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Sleeping Muse II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 1910 ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
African sculpture
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Cycladic art NERFINISHED ⓘ Rodin-era sculpture ⓘ non-Western art ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | none ⓘ |
| mainSubject | sleeping woman ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
bronze
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marble ⓘ plaster ⓘ |
| movement | Modernism ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
absence of neck and body
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closed eyes ⓘ egg-like head form ⓘ highly polished surface ⓘ serene expression ⓘ simplified facial features ⓘ |
| orientation | horizontal ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Sleeping Muse series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shape | oval ⓘ |
| surfaceTreatment | polished to reflect light ⓘ |
| theme |
dream
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inner life ⓘ sleep ⓘ spirituality ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.