While attending the Academy of Realist Art in Toronto, I completed several Bargue copies. The copies are from the book by Charles Bargue and Jean Leon Gerome and they are designed to teach drawing light, shadows, and form.

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After Charles Bargue – Julia Mamea graphite on paper (2009)

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After Charles Bargue – Male Torso graphite on paper (2009)

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After Charles Bargue – foot from Venus de’ Medici graphite on paper (2009)