Charles Bigonet (1877–1931) - Lot 124

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Charles Bigonet (1877–1931) - Lot 124
Charles Bigonet (1877–1931) Zohra, Crouching Arab Woman Bronze with brown patina Signed “C. Bigonet” Bears the foundry’s stamp “CIRE PERDUE BISCEGLIA” Bears the inscription “Ep. No. 5” H. 43 cm, base diam. approx. 33 cm Provenance: Private collection, Paris; by descent Born into an Italian family, Charles Bigonet joined Ernest Barrias’s studio and became friends with Fernand David and Henri Bouchard. He exhibited at the Salon of the Société des Artistes Français, the Salon d’Automne, and the Salon des Tuileries. He won the Algerian Government Prize, which entitled him to a two-year fellowship at the Villa Abd-el-Tif. He fulfilled various public commissions. Related literature: -Henri Bouchard, *Charles Bigonet, Orientalist Sculptor*, Paris, Editions Albert Lévy, 1933, model reproduced in plates X and XI; -Stéphane Richemond, *Les Orientalistes*, *Dictionary of Sculptors, 19th–20th Centuries*, Paris, Les Editions de l’Amateur, 2008, pp. 46–48.
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