Charles Bigonet (1877-1931) - Lot 197

Charles Bigonet (1877-1931) Zohra, crouching Arab woman Bronze with brown patina Signed "C. Bigonet Bears the founder's stamp "CIRE PERDUE BISCEGLIA". Inscribed "Ep. N° 5". H. 43 cm, terrace diam. approx. 33 cm Provenance: Private collection, Paris; by descent Related literature -Henri Bouchard, Charles Bigonet, sculpteur orientaliste, Paris, Editions Albert Lévy, 1933, model reproduced pl. X and XI ; -Stéphane Richemond, Les Orientalistes, Dictionnaire des sculpteurs, XIXème-XXème siècles, Paris, Les Editions de l'Amateur, 2008, pp. 46-48. Born into an Italian family, Charles Bigonet entered the studio of Ernest Barrias and befriended Fernand David and Henri Bouchard. He participated in the Salon de la Société des artistes français, the Salon d'Automne and the Salon des Tuileries. He wins the Algerian government prize which entitles him to a two-year scholarship at the Villa Abd-el-Tif. He takes on various public commissions.