Pompon: an exhibition and a catalogue raisonné

9/11/25 Exhibition and Art market - Paris - François Pompon is a paradox: perhaps one of the best-known sculptors to the general public, thanks to his White Bear, he is also undoubtedly one of the most overlooked, as this animal often overshadows the rest of his work. Admittedly, he benefits from a museum in Saulieu, and his studio collection, which he bequeathed to France, allows him to be amply represented there. But the White Bear, with its multiple versions in both large and small formats, dominates everything. Yet it is far from being the artist’s only masterpiece.

1. François Pompon (1855-1933)
Calling Duck, 1884
Terracotta - 54.2 x 29 x 20 cm
Exhibited at L’Univers du Bronze
Photo: Didier Rykner

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2. François Pompon…