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Property from a Private American Estate
FRANÇOIS POMPON (1855-1933)
'Ours Blanc', designed 1921, posthumous cast
Details
FRANÇOIS POMPON (1855-1933)
'Ours Blanc', designed 1921, posthumous cast
patinated bronze
9 ½ x 17 ½ x 4 ½ in. (24.1 x 44.4 x 11.4 cm)
signed POMPON, numbered 2⁄12 and with foundry mark CIRE PERDUE C. VALSUANI
'Ours Blanc', designed 1921, posthumous cast
patinated bronze
9 ½ x 17 ½ x 4 ½ in. (24.1 x 44.4 x 11.4 cm)
signed POMPON, numbered 2⁄12 and with foundry mark CIRE PERDUE C. VALSUANI
Provenance
Galerie de l'Ile de France, Paris
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 1968
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 1968
Literature
M. Dufrêne, Ensembles Mobiliers: Exposition Internationale 1925, Paris, 1925, pl. 26, 33
E. des Courières, François Pompon, Paris, 1926, pl. 49
C. Moreau, ed., Les Animaux vus par les meilleurs animaliers, vol. 2, Paris, 1929, pl. 6
Y. Brunhammer, Le Style 1925, Paris, 1975, p. 53
C. Chevillot, L. Colas and A. Pingeot, François Pompon, 1855-1933, Paris, 1994, p. 211, no. 122
L. Colas, François Pompon, L'oeuvre complète, Paris, 2025, pp. 330-338
E. des Courières, François Pompon, Paris, 1926, pl. 49
C. Moreau, ed., Les Animaux vus par les meilleurs animaliers, vol. 2, Paris, 1929, pl. 6
Y. Brunhammer, Le Style 1925, Paris, 1975, p. 53
C. Chevillot, L. Colas and A. Pingeot, François Pompon, 1855-1933, Paris, 1994, p. 211, no. 122
L. Colas, François Pompon, L'oeuvre complète, Paris, 2025, pp. 330-338
Further details
This model was exhibited in Ruhlmann's Hôtel du Collectionneur at the Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes, Paris, 1925.
This model can be found in the permanent collection of the Musée d'Orsay, Paris (acc. no. RF 4196).
This model can be found in the permanent collection of the Musée d'Orsay, Paris (acc. no. RF 4196).
Brought to you by
Christina Haselerhansen
Head of Sale