Agnes E. Meyer
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marble
Dimensions
overall (total height of sculpture and bases): 230.1 cm (90 9/16 in.) overall (sculpture): 134 × 24.8 × 32.7 cm (52 3/4 × 9 3/4 × 12 7/8 in.) overall (square base): 34.9 × 45.09 × 45.09 cm (13 3/4 × 17 3/4 × 17 3/4 in.) overall (cylindrical base): 61.3 × 30.8 cm (24 1/8 × 12 1/8 in.) gross weight (sculpture and bases): 870 lb. (394.629 kg) gross weight (sculpture): 283 lb. (128.368 kg) gross weight (square base): 319 lb. (144.697 kg) gross weight (cylindrical base): 268 lb. (121.564 kg)
Classification
Sculpture
Department
CMC
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Eugene and Agnes E. Meyer
Accession Number
1967.13.4
Art Historical Context
Constantin Brâncuși's *Agnes E. Meyer* (1929) is a striking marble portrait sculpture that exemplifies the Romanian artist's revolutionary modernist style. Towering at over 230 cm with its bases, this monumental work captures the essence of Agnes E. Meyer an influential American journalist, philanthropist, and intellectual, through Brâncuși's signature. Rather than realistic detail, he distilled her features into smooth, flowing curves and ovoid forms, evoking a sense of timeless serenity and inner vitality—a hallmark of his quest to reveal universal truths beyond mere likeness. Carved from h...