Charles Bargue
Charles Bargue | |
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Born | c. 1826/1827 France |
Died | April 6th, 1883 France |
Education | Jean-Léon Gérôme |
Known for | Cours de dessin, a classical drawing course |
Movement | Orientalist scenes, historical genre |
Charles Bargue (c. 1826/1827 – April 6th, 1883) was a French painter and lithographer noted for devising an influential drawing course.
Life and career
His most illustrated work is 'Cours de Dessin’, known as one of the most influential classical drawing course. The course was conceived in collaboration with
Bargue was a student of Jean-Léon Gérôme. Bargue worked closely with Gérôme and was influenced by his style, which included Orientalist scenes and historical genre. Bargue's last painting was completed by Gérôme and is now conserved in the Malden Public Library, Malden, Massachusetts, USA. He travelled extensively through North Africa, and the Balkans, during which time he executed many portraits of local people with meticulous detail.
Charles Bargue Drawing Course
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This drawing course has been resurrected in a lithography studio. The plates are available from the original drawing course as they were proposed to academies in 1875. This set of lithographs is adopted by international academies of classical art.[2]
Work
Publication
- Charles Bargue with the collaboration of Jean-Léon Gérôme, Charles Bargue Drawing Course, 1866
Paintings
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The Sentinel, 1872
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A Bashi-Bazouk, 1875
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Head of Young man, (Study) ca. 1876
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The Albanian Sentinel, 1876
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The Albanian Sentinel in Cairo, 1877
See also
References
- ^ "Picasso: The Early Years". www.nga.gov. Retrieved 2023-04-18.
- ^ "Bargue's Drawing Course". Bargue's Drawing Courses is. 2014-10-02. Retrieved 2023-08-01.
- Ackerman, Gerald M., (ed.) & ISBN 2-86770-165-1
External links
- Artencyclopedia.com page on Bargue
- The art of drawing: Dahesh Museum of Art : exhibition
- Works by Charles Bargue at the Art Renewal Center
- National Gallery of Art [1]
- Charles Bargue Drawing Course [2]
- Reproduction of plates from the Charles Bargue Drawing Course https://fineartlithography.com/en/