AUTOGRAPHS, LETTERS & MANUSCRIPTS AUCTION
By International Autograph Auctions
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Jun 7, 2018
Urbanizacion El Real del Campanario. E-12, Bajo B 29688 Estepona (Malaga). SPAIN, Spain
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LOT 232:
BRANCUSI CONSTANTIN: (1876-1957) Romanian Sculptor whose art emphasizes clean geometrical lines that balance forms. ...
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Sold for: €3,000
Start price:
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2,300
Estimated price :
€2,300 - €3,400
VAT: 17%
On commission only
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BRANCUSI CONSTANTIN: (1876-1957) Romanian Sculptor whose art emphasizes clean geometrical lines that balance forms. Often referred to as the Patriarch of modern sculpture. Very rare A.L.S., `Brancusi«, one page, to the verso of a postcard, [Marseille], n.d., to Marinitza, in French. Brancusi writes to his correspondent, in poor French, stating in part `..since this morning I travel up to the Pyrenees in an electric trainÉI write this letter to you laying on the grassÉclose to the cows in front of the train station, waiting for the one which will take me to Pau.« further concluding `This country is really poor..« To the front, the postcard shows an image of the Marseille coasts. Folded, otherwise G £2000-3000
