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Henri Bargas (b. Paris, 1885 — active 1920s–1930s)
Circa 1925–1935
Sisyphus
Terracotta
Born in Paris, Bargas was a student of Vermare and collaborated with É.-J. Ruhlmann and Marcel Sandoz, working alongside other Parisian artists at the Jardin des Plantes to study animals from life. Rennes-antiquites He exhibited at the celebrated 1925 Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs in Paris — the exhibition that gave the Art Deco movement its name. 1stDibs He subsequently exhibited at the Salon des Artistes Français, showing a work titled Les Ailes Brisées in 1932. Invaluable
His sculptures draw essentially on classical Greek art and the influence of Antoine Bourdelle — subjects include Heracles the Archer, Ulysses, and female nudes. Rennes-antiquites
Bargas worked as both an animal and academic sculptor, his works characterised by expressive handling and precision of detail. Les Puces de Paris Saint-Ouen His preferred medium was terracotta, typically finished with coloured patinas — green, brown, or left in the natural clay tone.
Height: 30 cm Width: 39cm Depth:19cm
Color
Pink
Style
Art Deco
Material
Earthenware
Condition
Good
Dimensions (cm)
39.0W x 19.0D x 30.0H
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