Reclining Head (Study for "The First Cry")
Date
1915
Artist
Constantin Brancusi, French, b. Hobitza, Romania, 1876–1957
Provenance
Albert Roullier Art Galleries, Chicago
Mrs. Inez Cunningham Stark, Chicago, by 1940
Brook Street Gallery, London
James Goodman Gallery, New York, to 8 April 1968
Joseph H. Hirshhorn, New York, 8 April 1968-6 March 1972
Gift of Joseph H. Hirshhorn, 1972
Exhibition History
ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO. "19th International Exhibition of Watercolors," 25 April-26 May 1940, no. 102 (listed as belonging to Mrs. Inez Cunningham Stark, Chicago).
BROOK STREET GALLERY, London. "XXth Century Masters--Drawings and Watercolors," 13 March-11 May 1968, no. 6, ill.
JAMES GOODMAN GALLERY, New York. "Spring 1968 Exhibition," Spring 1968, no. 32, ill. p. 9.
SOLOMON R. GUGGENHEIM MUSEUM, New York. "Constantin Brancusi 1876-1957: A Retrospective Exhibition," 21 November 1969-15 February 1970, p. 139.
SIDNEY JANIS GALLERY, New York. "Brancusi + Mondrian," 2-31 December 1982, no. 20, ill.
CENTRE GEORGES POMPIDOU, Paris. "Constantin Brancusi," 13 April-21 August 1995, cat. 131, ill. p. 300. TOUR: PHILADELPHIA MUSEUM OF ART, 8 October 1995-1 January 1996.
Published References
LUCIE-SMITH, EDWARD. "London Commentary," Studio International 175 (May 1968), p. 271, ill.
LERNER, ABRAM, et al. The Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden (New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1974), p. 153, no. 198, ill. p. 669.
GEIST, SIDNEY. Brancusi: The Sculpture and Drawings (New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1975), p. 24, ill.
FINCH, CHRISTOPHER. Twentieth-Century Watercolors (New York: Abbeville Press, 1988), no. 55, ill.
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School
European Modernism (Early 20th century)
On View
Hirshhorn Museum & Sculpture Garden (Washington, DC), 2nd Floor
Credit Line
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, Gift of Joseph H. Hirshhorn, 1972
Data Source
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Accession Number
72.42
Type
Painting
Medium
Opaque matte paint and graphite pencil on paper
Dimensions
15 x 21 1/4in. (38.1 x 54cm)
