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Charles Bargue, Master of Painting

Gammell Lack Institute of American Art

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Charles Bargue was a phenomenal artist of great skill and natural abilities that we know very little about. But by his work, he will never be forgotten. His craftsmanship is of the highest order. Bargue worked alongside Jean Leon Gerome for the Highly prised Cousre for students, a rudimentary but detailed volume to assist with the prestigious Frech system of painting as practiced throughout the 19th century, and still the standard of use today. Young artists are discovering the true value of Bargue's teachings and his own work as an example. Charles Bargue was a true Master that we value again today.

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20 Comments

@marianclough8577 2 years ago

Thank you for presenting Charles Bargue. His work is magnificent.

@tuyetpham8239 2 years ago

How is it possible that a great master painter of this caliber is so little known?
Thank you very much for this video!

@cherilynne1946 2 years ago

Thank you for introducing me to this artist. Not only am I in awe of his incredible ability to render, with remarkable precision, skin tones and textures, but of his graceful line drawings.
It was mentioned that the artist didn’t have an easy life, but there was no discussion of the particular challenges he experienced. I can’t help but wonder what kind(s) of personal struggles he faced.

@jon780249 2 years ago

Thanks for this illuminating video of Bargue. The problem he had and the reason he was likely so reluctant to exhibit at the Salon is that while his technique was flawless, his paintings were so derivative of Meissonier and Gêrome. In a period where innovation became synonymous with success, he seems to have fared poorly. But his instructional course is a lasting legacy.

@michaeljohnangel6359 2 years ago

A marvellous video!! Thanks!!! We use the Bargue drawings in the Angel Academy of course; I particularly admire Bargue's figural line drawings that teach us how to design the figure, using a combination of looking at the model and drawing on an understanding of classical sculpture. Bargue's brilliant, rhythmic outlines interpret the edges of the shapes in terms of C-curves, S-curves and straight lines.

@LayneStaley-en-Martin 2 years ago

Excellent presentation imho. I wish I received this when I was in HS. This channel should be brought into the grade schools to help stop the social decay that is all around us. There, I said it.

@pdpete 2 years ago

Such a great presentation one of my favorite artist and unsung hero’s of the academic world

@davidwright8665 2 years ago

😊 thank you very much for an artist I did not know about. Amazing.

@robertclapsadle8552 2 years ago

Incredible artist! A master. Grateful for this very fine video. His was the color of gold.

@Carunga 2 years ago (edited)

I learn't a lot doing the Bargue Plates when studying fundamentals. Its the fast track to gleaning the power of shadow shapes and edge variation. Its a lesson in "less is more", less means mystery as well as gaining more powerful compositions

@jaimeochoa7256 2 years ago

What splendid works of Art...Thank you for bringing Bargue's story to our attention...❤

@jocelynbaldwin9361 1 year ago

Another great artist!

@stevescott2903 2 years ago

Mind blowingly brilliant.... Thanks so much for this feature on what is a little known artist outside of the art community & academics who's talents were beyond gigantic.

@pchabanowich 1 year ago

All I can do is echo the identical adulatory comments made in your intriguing presentation. The paintings are some of the best oils I've seen. His drawings are legendary and though they may look easily sketched, that is deft deceiption: magic, my friend: magic.

@Remtech7 2 years ago

What a discovery this brilliant pupil of Gérome ! ...should he have lived longer he would have most certainly be rated along Meissonier and Gerome as the most talented 'academic' artist of the 19th ! century !