Constantin BRANCUSI

Eva, original drawing signed
Original drawing signed by Constantin Brâncuși in brown ink on cream paper, from the collection of Ion Alexandrescu, a stone mason who worked with the sculptor in 1937-1938 on the creation and installation of the monumental ensemble at Târgu Jiu, and more specifically on The Door of the Kiss and The Table of Silence.
Brâncuși's preparatory drawings for his sculptures are extremely rare, as opposed to most of the few drawings by the artist seen on auctions, which are mainly...

First edition, 15 issues in 15 separate instalments, abundantly illustrated with black and white photographs. Complete with the special issue “Hommage à Picasso” (#3, 1930) and the index for the year 1929, published as a separate 8-page stapled booklet. Some spines slightly faded not affecting the text, occasional minor foxing along the margins of certain covers

 

Presented in a custom slipcase with a flat spine in blue morocco, title stamped in palladium and spine framed in palladium, decorative blue paper boards, sky-blue suede doublures; a handsome ensemble signed...

Two handwritten signed letters addressed to the Dolj County Prefect
Two handwritten letters signed by Constantin Brâncuși addressed to the Dolj County Prefect and written in brown and black ink, one on a piece of lined paper (14.7 x 22cm) and the other on larger size white paper (27 x 19,5 cm).

The first letter is written in ink on a leaf and bears the registration number “12981” followed by the acronym “pPG” and is signed with the artist's full name: “Constantin Brâncu”. At the bottom left of the page...

Handwritten signed declaration to Mr Costadi, attached to the Romanian legation in Paris Handwritten declaration dated and signed by Constantin Brâncuși to Mr Costadi, attached to the Romanian legation in Paris, written in black ink on a leaf of white paper. Embossed stamp and a trace of a stamp. Some transverse folds. The declaration is signed with his full name that he will retain from then on: “C. Brâncuși” and dated “17/30 January 1908” – the two dates reflect the coexistence of the Gregorian and the Julian calendar in Romanian principalities in the early 20th...

Handwritten signed letter addressed to the Romanian Ministry of Worship
Very important handwritten letter signed by Constantin Brâncuși addressed to the Romanian Ministry of Worship, written in black ink on a leaf of white paper. Embossed stamp and a trace of a stamp. Transverse folds from having been sent.

In this letter dated January 1914 and addressed to the Ministry of Worship, the sculptor requests authorisation to bring some of his sculptures to Romania for the exhibition of the "Tinerimea Artistica" company (Artistic Youth)...