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Katarzyna Kobro
1898
WA-00013523
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Constructivism in Poland, 1923�1936
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1976
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- Birth yearArtsy· 85%✓
- NationalityArtsy· 85%
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- MoMA bulk 2026-05-04Tier 1 · Institutional92%
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Katarzyna Kobro was a Polish avant-garde sculptor and pioneer of abstract spatial construction. Working in the 1920s and 1930s, she developed a geometric vocabulary that rejected ornamental aestheticism in favor of rigorous spatial rhythm informed by scientific principle. Her multi-dimensional abstract forms anticipated modernist sculpture's engagement with architecture and the surrounding environment. Kobro was instrumental in establishing Constructivism as a defining force in Polish avant-garde practice.
Source: Moma Bulk 2026 05 04 · Trust score: 92% · Updated 1mo ago
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