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	The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Works of Art: Modern Art
		In "Bird in Space" wings and feathers are eliminated, the swell of the body is elongated, and the head and beak are reduced to a slanted oval plane.
		Brancusi's inspired abstraction realizes his stated intent to capture "the essence of flight." This particular conception of "Bird in Space" is the first in a series of seven sculptures carved from marble and nine cast in bronze, all of which were painstakingly smoothed and polished.
		"Bird in Space" of 1923 was initially collected by Brancusi's great American patron John Quinn, who first saw the work in progress in the sculptor's Paris studio.
	www.metmuseum.org /works_of_art/viewone.asp?dep=21&viewmode=0&item=1996.403.7ab (328 words)

	Guggenheim Collection - Artist - Brancusi - Bird in Space
		The development of the bird theme in Constantin Brancusi’s oeuvre can be traced from its appearance in the Maiastra sculptures, through the Golden Bird group, and, finally, to the Bird in Space series.
		The streamlined form of the present Bird in Space, stripped of individualizing features, communicates the notion of flight itself rather than describing the appearance of a particular bird.
		Though the shaft of the first Bird in Space (Private Collection, New York) was mounted on a discrete conical support, the support of the present example is incorporated as an organically irregular stem, providing an earthbound anchor for the sleek, soaring form.
	www.guggenheimcollection.org /site/artist_work_md_22_5.html (271 words)

	Collection Highlights - Norton Simon Museum
		"Bird in Space" is a synthesis of Brancusi's belief that "what is real is not the external form, but the essence of things." "Bird in Space" represents the essence of flight.
		A recurring theme in Brancusi's sculpture is that of the bird.
		Over a period of years, through elongation and simplification, all superficial likenesses to the bird were eliminated so that what remains is soaring form.
	www.nortonsimon.org /collections/highlights.asp?period=20H&resultnum=8 (90 words)

	Bird in Space - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Bird in Space sculptures by Constantin Brancusi, a romanion sculptor.
		Bird in Space was the cause of a court battle due to the piece being taxed by US Customs.
		It captures the essence of upward thrust," He concentrated not on the physical attributes of the bird but on its movement.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bird_in_Space (199 words)

	CNN.com - Bird sculpture fetches record $27m - May 5, 2005
		The winning bid for Brancusi's "Bird in Space," seen on a video screen during the auction, was $24.5 million.
		NEW YORK (CNN) -- A rare marble version of "Bird in Space" by Romanian sculptor Constantin Brancusi sold Wednesday at Christie's auction house for $27.4 million, a world record for a sculpture at a public auction.
		Brancusi was known for his simple, abstract forms, such as "Bird in Space," which was typically cast in polished bronze.
	www.cnn.com /2005/US/05/04/sculpture.record/index.html (333 words)

	MyStudios- Bird in Space (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Very few works of abstract art have crossed the line from flashy contemporary pieces to timeless works of art.
		But Brancusi's Bird in Space has succeeded brilliantly.
		There is not much to this piece, a stout base, a diminishing waist, and an expanding shape on top, but it all adds up to a feeling of soaring majesty.
	www.mystudios.com /treasure/brancusi/brancusi_review.html (77 words)

	Peggy Guggenheim Collection - Constantin Brancusi - 1912 - Maiastra (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		In the Maiastra the polished brass surfaces contrast with the dull stone base, which thus becomes an integral part of the total conception.
		The ‘maiastra’ is a benign bird of Romanian folklore whose noble mythical attributes are perfectly expressed in Brancusi’s simplified forms.
		In the Maiastra as well as in Bird in Space (Peggy Guggenheim Collection, 1932-40) Brancusi gives proof of his extraordinary ability to reduce complex forms and images to perfect proto-typical essences.
	www.guggenheim-venice.it /images/05/e_brancusi_1912_maiastra.htm (146 words)

	CBC.ca Arts - Brancusi's 'Bird in Space' soars to new auction record
		Late Wednesday Bird in Space sold to an anonymous buyer for $27.45 million US at Christie's spring auction of Impressionist and modern art in New York.
		Created between 1922 and 1923, Bird in Space had been part of a private European collection since 1937.
		NASA managers in Houston decided Thursday to wait until 2008 before redesigning the space shuttle's external fuel tank, the source of the foam problem that caused the Columbia disaster.
	www.cbc.ca /arts/story/2005/05/05/brancusiauction050505.html (1218 words)

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