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The same 2026 auction season that saw record Pollock and Rothko prices also produced a new high for a pioneering modernist sculptor known for smooth, abstract forms.
Constantin Brancusi was a pioneering modernist sculptor celebrated for stripping subjects into smooth, simplified, almost abstract forms rather than realistic detail. Danaide reflects that signature style, and its $107.6 million sale in the 2026 season set a new personal record for him.
Auguste Rodin was an earlier sculptor known for dramatic, detailed, realistic figures like The Thinker, a very different approach, and unconnected to this record. Henry Moore worked in abstracted organic forms decades later, but Danaide is a Brancusi work, not his.
Brancusi's reductive style heavily influenced modern sculpture, inspiring later artists to explore how much detail could be stripped away while a form stayed recognizable.
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