Head of Apollo

sculpture by Bourdelle

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The Head of Apollo is a sculpture created by French artist Antoine Bourdelle in 1900. This work is characterized by its majestic dignity and broad planes, which evoke the style of early Classical Greek sculpture. Bourdelle was a sculptor of the early 20th century, known for his works that blended exaggerated, rippling surfaces with simplified, decorative forms inspired by Archaic Greek and Romanesque art. He was influenced by Auguste Rodin and gradually evolved towards a more refined, Classical style, as exemplified by the Head of Apollo.1

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Antoine Bourdelle
…created an important work, the Head of Apollo, the majestic dignity and broad planes of which recall early Classical Greek sculpture. In 1910 he achieved his first triumph in the Salon with Herakles (also called Hercules Archer), which again owes much to Archaic art, although the pose is far more…
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…created an important work, the Head of Apollo, the majestic dignity and broad planes of which recall early Classical Greek sculpture. In 1910 he achieved his first triumph in the Salon with Herakles (also called Hercules Archer), which again owes much to Archaic art, although the pose is far more…
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