Lot 194
  • 194

François Pompon

Estimate
25,000 - 35,000 USD
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Description

  • François Pompon
  • La Pintade
  • Inscribed Pompon, numbered (C.7) and stamped with the foundry mark A.A. Hebrard Cire Perdue
  • Bronze
  • Height: 8 in.
  • 20.3 cm

Provenance

Hébrard, Paris (possibly)
Private Collection, Paris (acquired from the above on August 30, 1927)
Comtesse Claudia de Maistre, Paris
Acquired from the above on April 23, 1967

Literature

Édouard des Courrières, François Pompon, Paris, 1926, illustration of the plaster p. 29
Robert Rey, François Pompon, Paris, 1928, illustration of the plaster pl. 13
Catherine Chevillot, Liliane Colas & Anne Pingeot, François Pompon 1855-1933, Paris, 1994, no. 153A, illustrations of the plaster and of another cast p. 221

Condition

In very good condition. Dark brown patina. There is some slight wear to the patina at the tip of the figure’s beak. The surface is slightly dirty, otherwise fine.
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