CONSTANTIN BRÂNCUȘI (1876–1957)

Brâncuși's wood sculpture, Plato, remained in-tact as depicted in the present image until 1923. The artist then destroyed the body of the figure, and displayed the remaining portion laid on its side as a new work, titled Head. The 'H.P. Roché' inscription in red ink on the reverse of this print indicates that Henri-Pierre Roché, the prominent writer, art collector and adviser involved with the avant-garde and dada movements in Paris, may have once owned this photograph.

The sculpture, Head, resides in the collection of Tate Modern, London.