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Antoine Pevsner
Russian-French sculptor (1886–1962) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Antoine Pevsner (30 January [O.S. 18 January] 1886 – 12 April 1962) was a Russian-born 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.[2]

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Pevsner was born as Natan Borisovich Pevzner[3] in Oryol, Russian Empire,[4] into a Jewish family. Among the originators of and having coined the term, Constructivism, and pioneers of kinetic art, Pevsner and his brother Naum Gabo discovered a new use for metals and welding and made a new marriage of art and mathematics. Pevsner said: "Art must be inspiration controlled by mathematics. I have a need for peace, symphony, orchestration."[5] He was one of the first to use the blowtorch in sculpture, welding copper rods onto sculptural forms.[6] Along with his brother, Naum, he issued the Realist Manifesto in 1920.[3][7]
He left the Soviet Union in 1923 and moved to Paris, where he would live for the rest of his life.[3]
Among the honors he received were a retrospective at the Museum of Modern Art in Paris (1956-7) and the Legion of Honour (1961).[3]
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