WRITTEN IN FRENCH A little-known figure in nineteenth-century art, Henry Cros (1840-1907), who is best associated with his contributions to the use of colour in sculpture, had an atypical career since his training. In 1884, he became the first sculptor to approach the material glass by inventing the technique he called "glass paste", and became interested in the field of decorative arts with a production inspired by themes from Antiquity. The artist is also an excellent draughtsman. This unprecedented monographic catalogue, which brings together a remarkable set of his works on
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