Bird in Space

Provenance

Purchased from the artist c. 1932 by Helena Rubinstein [1870-1965]; (her estate sale, Parke-Bernet, New York, 20 April 1966, no. 13); purchased by (Stephen Hahn Gallery, New York) for Mr. and Mrs. Taft B. Schreiber, Beverly Hills; gift in 1989 of Mrs. Schreiber to the National Gallery of Art.

Bird in Space

Brâncuși, Constantin

1927

Accession Number

1989.31.3

Medium

brass, limestone, and wood

Dimensions

overall (total height): 287.7 cm (113 1/4 in.) | overall (wood base height): 83.8 cm (33 in.) | overall (brass "bird"): 185.4 x 13.6 x 15.6 cm (73 x 5 3/8 x 6 1/8 in.) | overall (cast stone base height): 18.4 cm (7 1/4 in.)

Classification

Sculpture

Museum

National Gallery of Art

Washington, D.C., United States

Credit Line

Given in loving memory of her husband, Taft Schreiber, by Rita Schreiber