Artist

Antoine Pevsner

Portrait of Antoine Pevsner

French, 1884–1962

Antoine Pevsner was a French Suprematism artist. 2 works are cataloged here, principally at Museum of Modern Art. Antoine Pevsner was born in Klimavičy.

Antoine Pevsner was a Russian-born French sculptor and the older brother of Alexii Pevsner and Naum Gabo. As the originators of Constructivism and pioneers of kinetic art, the brothers are considered pioneers of twentieth-century sculpture. They made numerous prominent pieces, for instance Antoine's widely known sculpture The Flight of the Bird, located at the General Motors Technical Center in Warren, Michigan.

Collections represented

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