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a Romanian sculptor, painter and photographer who made his career in France. Considered one of the most influential sculptors of the 20th-century and a pioneer of modernism,
Born
February 19, 1876 Hobița, Romanian United Principalities
Died
March 16, 1957 (aged 81) Paris, France
Nationality
Romanian, French (naturalized in 1952)
Known for
Sculpture
Awards
Election to Romanian Academy
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France
Education
École des Beaux-Arts
era
1800+
Movement
Modernism
Notable work
The Endless Column (1938) Bird in Space (1919) Torso of a Young Man (1917–22) The Newborn (1915) Mademoiselle Pogany (1912) Prometheus (1911) Sleeping Muse (1910) The Kiss (1908)
Patron(s)
John Quinn
Resting place
Cimetière du Montparnasse, Paris