François Pompon
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François Pompon (1856 - 1933) was a French sculptor.
Born in Saulieu in Burgundy, he moved to Paris 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 the Musée d'Orsay in Paris.
François Pompon may be considered as a forerunner of modern sculpture, and influenced Constantin Brancusi, among others.
[edit] Locations of Pompon sculptures
- Musée des Beaux-arts, Dijon, France
- Musée de Saulieu Burgundy, France
- Musée d'Orsay, Paris
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