Monday, 16 February 2015

CUMINȚENIA PĂMÂNTULUI: AT OWNER CROSSROADS

By Salome Petra Lezeu, IXth D grade; Coordinating teacher: Tamara Motorga School: Samuil Vulcan National College




”Cumințenia Pământului” (Wisdom of the Earth) reflects Brancusi's philosophy that has its roots in an earlier Christianity Wisdom. The sculpture represents a woman very focussed on herself, her figure carrying a mystery that has become a universal portrait. The statue attitude emits a sense of attachment to Mother Earth.


The sculpture was often interpreted as a strange deity, coming from the Romanian mythology.
The work was exhibited for the first time in 1910 in Bucharest and roused contradictory, but eventually was accepted. It is made of  limestone crinoide  using carving technique.
Romanian Government can achieve the most valuable statue of Brancusi in 30 days
The sculpture is currently estimated at approx. 20 million. It is part of a Bucharest private collection, but was put up for sale. The Ministry of Culture was invited to exercise the right of first refusal. After the first round of negotiations, the Minister of Culture, Kelemen Hunor has not submitted any offer. There are 6 more buyers willing to purchase the sculpture if the Romanian government decides not to buy.
"It is still ranked in the "Thesaurus "and cannot beleave the country. Whoever buys it, cannot take it outside the country. Any comments and any assessment must be addressed from this point of view. There is no legal way for the statue to leave Romania”, said Minister Kelemen Hunor.
He also said that the document he received explicitly confirm that the owners want to sell this sculpture. "It's about Paula Alina Ionescu and Şerbănescu, two owners, who signed a contract of representation, for a period of six months, with Artmark".
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