Bird in Space (L'Oiseau dans l'espace)  1932

The development of the bird theme in Constantin Brancusi's oeuvre can be traced from its appearance in the Maiastra sculptures (1910–18) through the Golden Bird (L'Oiseau d'or, 1919) group and, finally, to the Bird in Space series. Sixteen examples of the Bird in Space (L'Oiseau dans l'espace, 1923–40) sequence, dating from 1923 to 1940, have been identified. The streamlin...