Brancusi sculpture makes first appearance at auction with $30m estimate at Christie’s New York
Constantin Brancusi’s (1867-1957) sculpture of a sleeping muse, widely acknowledged as a modern masterpiece, is to appear at auction for the first time at the Christie’s New York sale of Impressionist and Modern Art in May.
The sculpture, which is estimated at $20m-30m, is one of six cast in bronze in 1913 after the origin…