Lot Essay
This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Liliane Colas.
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Hippopotame
Details
François Pompon (1855-1933)
Hippopotame
signed ‘Pompon’ (under the rear right foot); stamped with foundry mark 'AA HÉBRARD CIRE PERDUE ' (under the rear left foot)
bronze with reddish brown patina
Length: 8 5/8 in. (22.2 cm.)
Conceived in 1918 and cast in 1923
Hippopotame
signed ‘Pompon’ (under the rear right foot); stamped with foundry mark 'AA HÉBRARD CIRE PERDUE ' (under the rear left foot)
bronze with reddish brown patina
Length: 8 5/8 in. (22.2 cm.)
Conceived in 1918 and cast in 1923
Provenance
Galerie Hébrard, Paris.
Mrs. Haas, New York (acquired from the above, 4 September 1923).
Private collection, Connecticut.
Acquired from the estate of the above by the present owner.
Mrs. Haas, New York (acquired from the above, 4 September 1923).
Private collection, Connecticut.
Acquired from the estate of the above by the present owner.
Literature
A. Pingeot, A. Le Normand-Romain and L. de Margerie, Musée d'Orsay: Catalogue sommaire illustré des sculptures, p. 210, no. 3274 (another cast illustrated).
E. Horswell, Sculpture of Les Animaliers, 1900-1950, London, 2019, p. 262 (another cast illustrated in color).
C. Chevillot, L. Colas and A. Pingeot, François Pompon, Paris, 1994, pp. 205-206, no. 104A (plaster illustrated, p. 205; stone illustrated, p. 206; another cast illustrated in color, p. 138, pl. 32).
E. Horswell, Sculpture of Les Animaliers, 1900-1950, London, 2019, p. 262 (another cast illustrated in color).
C. Chevillot, L. Colas and A. Pingeot, François Pompon, Paris, 1994, pp. 205-206, no. 104A (plaster illustrated, p. 205; stone illustrated, p. 206; another cast illustrated in color, p. 138, pl. 32).
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