01 Painting, The Artist's Studio, Charles Bargue's The Artist and His Model, with footnotes

Charles Bargue, French, 1826-1883

The Artist and his Model, c. 1878

Oil on panel

11 by 8 in.; 28 by 20.5 cm

Private collection

Estimated for 30,000 - 50,000 USD  in May 2023

Here, a semi-clad model holding a fan leans over the shoulder of a well-dressed artist to examine his drawing of her. The encounter is staged in the artist's studio in front of a large canvas, in process on an easel, alongside a cockatoo and parrot and other hallmarks of a well-heeled painter. More on this painting

Charles Bargue (c. 1826/1827 – April 6, 1883) was a French painter and lithographer noted for devising an influential drawing course.

He is mostly remembered for his Cours de dessin, one of the most influential classical drawing courses conceived in collaboration with Jean-Léon Gérôme. The course, published between 1866 and 1871 by Goupil & Cie, comprised 197 lithographs printed as individual sheets, was to guide students from plaster casts to the study of great master drawings and finally to drawing from the living model. The Charles Bargue Drawing Course is used by many academies and ateliers which focus on Classical Realism. Among the artists whose work is based on the study of Bargue's plate work are Pablo Picasso and Vincent van Gogh, who copied the complete set in 1880/1881, and (at least a part of it) again in 1890.

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. More on Charles Bargue

A private collection is a privately owned collection of works (usually artworks) or valuable items. In a museum or art gallery context, the term signifies that a certain work is not owned by that institution, but is on loan from an individual or organization, either for temporary exhibition or for the long term. This source is usually an art collector, although it could also be a school, church, bank, or some other company or organization.  More on Private collection

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