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His technique combined precise contour drawing with subtle tonal modeling, reflecting the academic emphasis on draftsmanship. The lithographic plates of his \"Cours de dessin\" (1866–1871), based on plaster casts and live models, codified a step-by-step method for capturing proportion, anatomy, and chiaroscuro, later adopted by Vincent van \u003ca class=\"artist-bio-link\" href=\"\/collections\/vincent-van-gogh\"\u003eGogh\u003c\/a\u003e and other students of the period.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThough his independent paintings, such as \"Seated Arab\" (c. 1850), remained within the conventions of \u003ca class=\"artist-bio-link\" href=\"\/collections\/academic-classicism\"\u003eacademic classicism\u003c\/a\u003e, Bargue’s instructional work exerted a lasting influence on late 19th-century \u003ca class=\"artist-bio-link\" href=\"\/collections\/realism\"\u003erealist\u003c\/a\u003e and naturalist training. The \"Cours\" was reissued in the 20th century, reinforcing its role in the transition from atelier pedagogy to modernist approaches to form.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cscript type=\"application\/ld+json\"\u003e{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@type\":\"Person\",\"name\":\"Charles Bargue\",\"birthDate\":\"1825-01-01\",\"deathDate\":\"1883-01-01\",\"nationality\":\"French\",\"jobTitle\":\"painter\",\"description\":\"Charles Bargue (1825–1883) was a French painter and lithographer active in Paris. Trained in the academic tradition, he worked primarily in oil and lithography, producing genre scenes, Orientalist figures, and Rococo-inspired compositions. 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