Dindon
at Petit Palais
François Pompon
French1855–1933
About
François Pompon was a French sculptor and animalier. Pompon made his Salon debut in 1879, exhibiting a statue of Victor Hugo's Cosette. He was a pioneer of modern stylized animalier sculpture. He was not fully recognized for his artistic accomplishments until the age of 67 at the Salon d'Automne of 1922 with the work Ours blanc. Pompon died in Paris, France, on 6 May 1933.
Notable works
Ours brun
at Petit Palais
Cosette
at Maison de Victor Hugo
Running rabbit
at Musée d'Orsay
Ours blanc
at Musée d'Orsay
Brown bear
at Museum of Grenoble
Poule d'eau
at Museum of Fine Arts of Nancy
Pêcheur napolitain
at Museum of Fine Arts of Nancy
Lapin
at Museum of Fine Arts of Nancy
Works in the collection
9 works
Dindon
at Petit Palais
Ours brun
at Petit Palais
Cosette
at Maison de Victor Hugo
Running rabbit
at Musée d'Orsay
Ours blanc
at Musée d'Orsay
Brown bear
at Museum of Grenoble
Poule d'eau
at Museum of Fine Arts of Nancy
Pêcheur napolitain
at Museum of Fine Arts of Nancy
Lapin
at Museum of Fine Arts of Nancy
More by François Pompon in institutions
Museum of Fine Arts of Nancy
Nancy, France
Musée d'Orsay
7th arrondissement of Paris, France
Petit Palais
8th arrondissement of Paris, France
Museum of Grenoble
Grenoble, France
Maison de Victor Hugo
Paris, France
