- François Pompon
François Pompon (1856 - 1933) was a French sculptor and
animalier .Born in
Saulieu in Burgundy, he moved toParis and worked as Auguste Rodin's assistant. He became famous for his stylized animals with L'Ours Blanc in 1922 ("the White Bear" also known as "Polar Bear in Stride "), a huge marble sculpture largely reproduced (Jardin Darcy – Dijon, for example). The original is located at theMusée d'Orsay in Paris.François Pompon may be considered as a forerunner of modern sculpture, and influenced
Constantin Brancusi , among others.Locations of Pompon sculptures
*
Musée des Beaux-arts ,Dijon , France
*Musée de Saulieu Burgundy, France
*Musée d'Orsay , ParisExternal links
* [http://www.wildlifeart.org/Collections/ArtistBio.cfm?tArtistid=402&tUrl=ArtistBioMain.cfm&UrlName=Artist%20Biographies Biography on the National Museum of Wildlife Art]
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