Henri CROS (1840-1907)
Head of a young girl... Lot 38
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Henri CROS (1840-1907)
Head of a young girl with a diadem
Polychrome glass paste
H. 16.5 cm, mounted on an oak plate 25 x 19 cm
Henry Cros was one of the pioneers in the rediscovery of the pâte de verre technique. In the preface to the sale catalogue after Henry Cros's death, Auguste Rodin spoke of him in these terms: His sculpture has that serenity which makes it similar to Greek art; it is, I think, the highest praise that can be given to an artist. Cros was one of the most glorious men of the 19th century. He has passed away, unknown.»
Born into a literate family, Henry Cros was a student of the sculptor François Jouffroy and Louis-Jules Etex at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris. He also took painting lessons from Jules-Emmanuel Valadon, trying his hand at encaustic, oil and watercolour painting.
In 1883, he made his first attempts in pâte de verre after seeing two medallions in the Louvre using this technique. The following year, he triumphed with the same process, winning a gold medal at the Universal Exhibition for L'Histoire du feu (Paris, Musée des Arts Décoratifs).
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