{"product_id":"sculpture-of-man-terracotta","title":"Sisyphus by Henri Bargas (b. Paris, 1885 — active 1920s–1930s)","description":"\u003cp class=\"text-text-100 mt-3 -mb-1 text-[1.125rem] font-bold\"\u003eHenri Bargas (b. Paris, 1885 — active 1920s–1930s)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-pre-wrap leading-[1.7]\"\u003eCirca 1925–1935\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"h4 mb-s v2__artwork-detail__title\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eSisyphus\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"h4 mb-s v2__artwork-detail__title\"\u003eTerracotta\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBorn 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\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHis sculptures draw essentially on classical Greek art and the influence of Antoine Bourdelle — subjects include Heracles the Archer, Ulysses, and female nudes. Rennes-antiquites\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBargas 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Vault Sydney","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41991006715959,"sku":"VS2245","price":2250.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2322\/8433\/files\/VS22454923.jpg?v=1775386872","url":"https:\/\/thevaultsydney.com\/products\/sculpture-of-man-terracotta","provider":"The Vault Sydney","version":"1.0","type":"link"}