Constantin Brancusi L'Oiseau d'or

Property from an Estate
Constantin Brancusi
1876 - 1957

L'Oiseau d'or
inscribed Brancusi, numbered 1/5, dated 71 and with the foundry mark Susse Fondeur Paris
bronze with marble base
height (including base): 50 ¼ in. 127.7 cm.
Conceived in 1919 and cast by Susse Fondeur from the Istrati-Dumitresco plaster in 1971.
Two examples of this model were cast during the artist’s lifetime, and a further three were cast beginning in 1971 by the artist’s heirs, Alexandre Istrati and Natalia Dumitresco, from a copy of the original plaster.

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康斯坦丁・布朗庫西
1876 - 1957年
《金鳥》

款識：藝術家銘刻 Brancusi、標記1/5、紀年71並銘刻鑄造廠章 Susse Fondeur Paris
青銅及大理石底座
高（連底座）：50 ¼ 英寸；127.7 公分

Provenance:
Estate of the artist
Werner and Nelly Baer, Switzerland (acquired from the above circa 1971)
Private Collection, Germany (acquired by descent from the above)
Thence by descent to the present owner