Brancusi

American  

[brahng-koo-zee, brang-, brahng-koosh] / brɑŋˈku zi, bræŋ-, brɑŋˈkuʃ /

noun

1. Constantin 1876–1957, Romanian sculptor.

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Brancusi British  

/ bræŋˈkuːzɪ, briŋˈkuʃj /

noun

1. Constantin (konstanˈtin). 1876–1957, Romanian sculptor, noted for his streamlined abstractions of animal forms

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Example Sentences

Also on Monday, a bronze head cast by the French-Romanian artist Constantin Brancusi reached $107.6 million -- compared with $71.2 million for his previous record in 2018.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

Also in the collection was a bronze sculpture by Romanian artist Constantin Brancusi, which sold for $107.6m - the second highest amount a sculpture has ever gone for at auction.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

Perhaps the strangest sculptures in the show are a selection of flowing beards, symbol of maturity and wisdom, which derive from the long, lavish one the great Romanian sculptor Constantin Brancusi sported.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 25, 2025

Constantin Brancusi, Isamu Noguchi and Medardo Rosso all come to mind, but with these humble subjects—frogs, chickens and everymen—Simmons’s work is entirely his own.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 3, 2025

Were those well-beloved blocks and cubes the true instigators of Csaky, Brancusi, Delaunay, and the rest—sculptors who last year set us gasping?

From The Unpopular Review, Number 19 July-December 1918 by Various