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Charles Barberis young lady…
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Auction Location:
Auckland
Date:
10-Sep-2023
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Description:
Charles Barberis young lady with gazelle, c. 1936. Depicting a young womanwith her left hand in her hair,the other holding a small object, perhaps a piece of fruit. Behind herstands a gazelle,looking up at the figure. Signature to left edge. Aquired in Zurich, 1990s. Height 82 cm, width 49 cm, depth 24 cm, born in 1888,Barberis studiedat the Ecole des Beaux-Arts, focusingon classical Greek sculpture,underJean-Antoine Injalbert. In 1922 he travelled to red Island, under a grant created by the Madagascan government. In 1927, he participated in the international colonial exhibition., at the end of that decade,Barberis recieved a significant commission byAlbert Lapradetocreate the relief onPalais de la Porte Doree. In 1935, hewould go on to complete the WWImemorialMonument aux Morts in Antananarivo., Barberis became a member of the juryat theSalon des Artistes, and was awarded theGreat medal of Honor. He also became a member of thecommittee of the French Overseas Territories Salon,the SculptorAssociationand theMalagasy Academy.
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Unclassified