Princess X

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Princess X is a polished bronze modernist sculpture by Constantin Brâncuși, noted for its abstract, phallic form and the controversy it sparked over its perceived eroticism.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf modernist sculpture
sculpture
artForm three-dimensional sculpture
artworkSubject portrait abstraction
cataloguedIn Philadelphia Museum of Art modern sculpture collection NERFINISHED
collection Philadelphia Museum of Art NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin France
creator Constantin Brâncuși NERFINISHED
creatorNationality Romanian
creatorWorkPeriod Paris period of Constantin Brâncuși
depicts stylized female bust
describedAs polished, reflective surface
exhibitedAt Salon des Indépendants NERFINISHED
exhibitionHistoryEvent removed from exhibition due to accusations of obscenity
genre abstract art
hasArtHistoricalSignificance key example of Brâncuși’s abstraction of the human figure
hasArtisticStyle abstract
hasColor metallic bronze
hasCulturalImpact debates on censorship in modern art
discussions of sexuality in sculpture
hasInterpretation erotic portrait of a princess
fusion of male and female forms
phallic symbol
hasPart elongated vertical element
rounded base
hasShape phallic form
inception 1915
1916
influencedBy primitivism in art
symbolism
inspiredBy Princess Marie Bonaparte NERFINISHED
locatedInCountry United States of America NERFINISHED
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Pennsylvania NERFINISHED
Philadelphia NERFINISHED
materialUsed polished bronze
movement Modernism
notableFor controversy
perceived eroticism
originalTitle Princesse X NERFINISHED
originalTitleLanguage French
partOfSeries Brâncuși’s simplified portrait sculptures NERFINISHED
productionMethod studio-made artwork
surfaceFinish highly polished
titleLanguage English
usesTechnique casting
polishing

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