'LAPIN COURANT', A BRONZE FIGURE OF A RABBIT

Details

'LAPIN COURANT', A BRONZE FIGURE OF A RABBIT
CAST FROM A MODEL BY FRANÇOIS POMPON, FRENCH, EARLY 20TH CENTURY
inscribed 'POMPON 2/12' and stamped with the Valsuani foundry seal --11 3/8in. (29cm.) high, on black marble base, rich black patina

Literature

C. Chevillot, L. Colas, A. Pingeot & L. de Margerie, François Pompon. Paris, 1994, p. 207

Lot Essay

Conceived in 1929, the present model is from the posthumous edition by Valsuani which was limited to 12 examples. Cf. C. Chevillot, L. Colas, A. Pingeot & L. de Margerie, François Pompon, Paris, 1994, pp. 44, 207, pl. 4, cat. no. 109 for further information on the model.