François POMPON ( 1855 - 1933 )
GRUE COURONNEE AU REPOS (1926)
Bronze, slate patina, specific to Pompon.
H : 26.5 cm, L : 10 cm, D : 15.4 cm
Artist example signed by the artist «Pompon» in the wax, cast by «Cire C.Valsuani perdue», confidential edition at only few examples.
Circa 1926-1933
Bronze à patine ardoise, caracteristique de Pompon.
Haut : 26.5 cm, Long : 10 cm, Prof : 15.4 cm
Tirage d’artiste signé par «Pompon» lui-même dans la cire, fondu par «Cire C.Valsuani perdue», tirage confidentiel à quelques épreuves.
Circa : 1926-1933
The edition was confidential, probably with five examples, cast by the Claude Valsuani foundry. Consecrated by his exhibition at the Salon des Artistes Français in 1922, the success that finally arrived prompted Pompon to take care of his own editions and supervise the production. From then, he took back his freedom and stopped collaborating with the Galerie Hébrard, but the latter kept the models already edited. From that date on, Pompon was the only editor of his "little beasts", as he called them and approached the foundry of Claude Valsuani, son of Marcello, who had also worked for the Hébrard foundry. Perfectionist and true to his nature of practitioner, Pompon retouched the waxes before casting, signs in wax and himself watches over the chiseling and patina of his bronzes. Our Grue bears one of the most beautiful patinas specific to Pompon, known as the "slate" one.
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