The persistence of the human: an auction dedicated to 20th century European sculpture

In the field of international auction houses, few categories reach the historical, aesthetic and symbolic density of 20th-century European sculpture, especially in its figurative aspect. The selection we present here is articulated around a common axis – the representation of the human figure – and brings together works by masters such as Charles Despiau, Fritz Klimsch, Antoine Bourdelle and Antoine-Louis Barye. More than a set of pieces, this collection is configured as a continuous historiographic narrative in which the body becomes the place where tradition, modernity and ideology converge. The body as the territory of modernity in 20th century European