In the center of the European pre-war art world, artists experimented with a variety of styles and media.
c. 1904 - 1939
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Amedeo Modigliani, Young Woman in a Shirt
“Wearing” would be much too strong a word for this woman’s relationship to her shirt.
Constantin Brancusi, Bird in Space
When this traveled from France to the U.S. for an exhibition, customs agents couldn’t believe it was a work of art.
Constantin Brancusi, The Kiss
Brancusi retains the materiality of the stone, honoring it rather than denying it as past artists had done.