Charles Henri Joseph Cordier (1827-1905) war ein französischer Bildhauer, bekannt für seine lebensechten ethnographischen Büsten und polychromen Skulpturen, die menschliche Vielfalt feiern. Entdecken Sie sein wegweisendes Werk.
A student of François Rude, Charles Cordier (Cambrai, 1827-Algiers, 1905) occupies a special place in French sculpture of the late 19th century. His 1847 encounter with Seïd Enkess, a former black slave turned model, determined the course of his career and marked the beginnings of his great plan to represent human diversity. His
