Princess X

Constantin Brâncuşi or Brâncuş (February 19, 1876 – March 16, 1957) was a Romanian-born sculptor who made his career in France. His works became popular in France, Romania and the United States.

In 1919, he developed a notorious reputation with the entry of "Princess X"  in the Société des Artistes Indépendants (Society of Independent Artists). The phallic shape of the piece scandalized the society and despite Brâncuşi's explanation that it was an anonymous portrait, removed it from the exhibition. "Princess X" was revealed to be Princess Marie Bonaparte, direct descendant of the younger brother of Napoleon Bonaparte.

Princess Marie Bonaparte modeled for Constantin Brâncuşi. His sculpture of her, "Princess X created a scandal in 1919 when he represented her or caricatured her as a large gleaming bronze phallus. This phallus symbolizes the model's obsession with the penis and her lifelong quest to achieve vaginal orgasm. Sigmund Freud, the father of psychoanalysis, condemned orgasm by clitoral stimulation and praised vaginal orgasm with a penis as the superior and only legitimate type.