In 1962, Picelj initiated a series of his self-published “Edition a” art booklets, having released a total of seven publications up until 1964. Each issue of “Edition a” featured the work of one artist —mostly of a colleague whose work he admired.
In 1962, Picelj initiated a series of his self-published “Edition a” art booklets, having released a total of seven publications up until 1964. Each issue of “Edition a” featured the work of one artist —mostly of a colleague whose work he admired.
polychromed bronze
20 x 20.5 x 50 cm
Estimate: €20,000–30,000
Mademoiselle Pogany is one of Brâncuși’s representative works. This modern sculptural portrait depicts Margit Pogany, a Hungarian artist who posed for Brâncuși several times in 1910 and 1911. However, it was only after her return to Hungary in 1911 that Brâncuși created from memory a series of sculptures devoted to her. The artist portrayed his model using highly stylized and simplified forms, through which he also emphasized her features: large almond-shaped eyes, a slender nose, hair gathered in an ornamental bun, and the elegant placement of her hands.
Constantin Brâncuși (b. 1876, d. 1957) was one of the greatest pioneers of the 20th-century avant-garde, who revolutionized sculpture through a radical synthesis and reduction of form, extracting from matter its spiritual essence.
His works, now regarded as milestones of modernism, achieve record prices at the world’s most important auctions. They are held in the collections of major museums around the world, including the Museum of Modern Art (New York), Centre Pompidou (Paris), Tate Modern (London), and the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
In 2024, Constantin Brâncuși’s sculptural ensemble in Târgu Jiu, Romania, was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
Work donated by Agnieszka and Marek Roefler.
