Brâncuși-Gerota “Écorché” – 120th anniversary since its completion

Abstract

(Abstract): The Écorché or “Ecorșeul”, is the first of the many works of art done by Constantin Brâncuși, the world-renowned Romanian artist. It was achieved in collaboration with the famous anatomist Prof. Dr. Dimitrie Gerota and represents a national premiere in being the first anatomical work conceived in such detail in 20 th century Romania. The debutant artist assimilated knowledge about the human anatomy from the dissection of human bodies, this being a process which harmoniously binds art with the study of anatomy. Inspired by An-tinous’s statue, Brâncuși used, in his work, its stature and flamboyant pose. Awe-inspiring are the copies of Brâncusi’s Écorché, which, worked in plaster and attentively supervised by Brâncuși. They were donated later to Medical Schools and Art Schools around Romania for academic study. The Écorché, which was realized with intense efforts, brings national and international renown to the young sculptor, at the very start of his carrier, which became, with the passing of time, a work linked closely to his name, despite the modernist and ab-stract current which embodied his