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Constantin Brâncuși

1876 - 1957

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Constantin Brâncuși (Romanian: [konstanˈtin brɨŋˈkuʃʲ] ; February 19, 1876 – March 16, 1957) was a Romanian sculptor, painter, and photographer who made his career in France. Considered one of the most influential sculptors of the 20th century and a pioneer of modernism, Brâncuși is called the patriarch of modern sculpture. As a child, he displayed an aptitude for carving wooden farm tools. Formal studies took him first to Bucharest, then to Munich, then to the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris from 1905 to 1907. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Constantin Brâncuși is the 11th most popular sculptor (up from 14th in 2019), the 18th most popular biography from Romania (up from 22nd in 2019) and the most popular Romanian Sculptor.

Constantin Brâncuși is most famous for his sculptures.

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Among SCULPTORS

Among sculptors, Constantin Brâncuși ranks 11 out of 258. Before him are Benvenuto Cellini, Polykleitos, Lorenzo Ghiberti, Antonio Canova, Lysippos, and Alberto Giacometti. After him are Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi, Louise Bourgeois, Giambologna, Bertel Thorvaldsen, Myron, and Scopas.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1876, Constantin Brâncuși ranks 13. Before him are John Macleod, Róbert Bárány, Erich Raeder, Zewditu, Otto Diels, and Wilhelm Pieck. After him are Wilhelm Ritter von Leeb, Manuel de Falla, Hermann Müller, 13th Dalai Lama, Pablo Casals, and Alexander I of Serbia. Among people deceased in 1957, Constantin Brâncuși ranks 11. Before him are Diego Rivera, Miklós Horthy, Christian Dior, Humphrey Bogart, Johannes Stark, and Nikos Kazantzakis. After him are Walther Bothe, Gerty Cori, Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa, Arturo Toscanini, Wilhelm Reich, and Gichin Funakoshi.

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In Romania

Among people born in Romania, Constantin Brâncuși ranks 18 out of 844. Before him are Ion Antonescu (1882), Béla IV of Hungary (1206), Herta Müller (1953), Mircea Eliade (1907), Elena Ceaușescu (1916), and Radu cel Frumos (1438). After him are Vlad II Dracul (1395), Paul Celan (1920), Theodoric I (393), Béla Kun (1886), Ion Iliescu (1930), and Carol II of Romania (1893).

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Among SCULPTORS In Romania

Among sculptors born in Romania, Constantin Brâncuși ranks 1. 

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