Constantin Brancusi (1876-1957)
Léda (Bronze poli, 1926), circa 1936
Original silver print
Handwritten pencil annotation and indications for reframing on the back : "léda, 1924"
Original trimming for publication purposes
23,8 x 30 cm
Provenance : Private collection, France
Note : A similar proof belongs to the Centre Pompidou collections (Brancusi bequest).
From 1932 on, Brancusi added a large polishhed steel disc suggesting water and the mirror in which Leda is reflected and her shape modified. Around 1936, Brancusi added a gramophone allowing the sculpture to rotate. For the occasion, he made a series of films and photographs showing Leda's metamorphosis, in a play of light and reflection.
