Ours blanc

Details

FRANÇOIS POMPON (1855-1933)
Ours blanc
signed and stamped with foundry mark 'POMPON C. VALSUANI CIRE PERDUE' (under the left rear foot)
bronze with black patina
4 7/8 x 9 1/8 x 2 1/8 in. (12.2 x 23.2 x 5.5 cm.)
Conceived and cast in 1925

Provenance

Private Collection, Lyon, acquired during the artist's lifetime.
Thence by descent; sale: Sotheby's, Paris, 4 June 2009, lot 11.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.

Literature

M. Dufrène, Ensembles Mobiliers: Exposition Internationale 1925, Paris, 1925, p. 81, pl. 26 (larger version illustrated).
E. De Courières, François Pompon, Paris, 1925, pl. 49 (larger version illustrated).
C. Chevillot, L. Colas, A. Pingeot, François Pompon, 1855-1933, Paris, 1994, p. 212, no. 122D (another cast referenced).

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Lot Essay

Six "reductions" of Ours blanc in this size are known to exist today.

This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Liliane Colas.

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