Each lithographic plate measured approximately 24 x 18 inches, and almost all were made by the Frenchman Charles Bargue, who was born in the mid-1820s and died in 1883. The original version of Bargue’s Drawing Course consisted of 197 loose-leaf plates (prints) published in three phases between 18. The visionaries who have guided this effort to completion are Daniel Graves, director and founder of the Florence Academy of Art in Italy, and Pierre Alloueteau, director and founder of Signus Publishing in southwestern Switzerland.Ī black Bargue Encore portfolio with five completed plates.įirst, an essential bit of background. After decades of research and planning, the Bargue Encore project has launched with the publication of 10 exquisite lithographs that replicate 10 of the plates in Charles Bargue’s legendary Cours de Dessin, or Drawing Course. First published in the June, 2021 issue of Fine Art Connoisseur.įor anyone interested in traditional art instruction, 19th century culture, or even just superb printmaking, 2021 is now a year of historical and educational significance.
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