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François Pompon
Estimate
150,000 - 200,000 EUR
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Description
- François Pompon
- Grue couronnée au repos, aigrette lisse, 1926-1927
- Signée POMPON et portant le cachet de fondeur Cire perdue C. Valsuani sur la terrasse
- bronze
- Hauteur : 102 cm (40 1/8 in.) Largeur : 37 cm (14 1/2 in.) Profondeur : 17 cm (6 1/2 in.)
sculpture en bronze à patine ardoisée
Provenance
Comte Eugène de Grunne, Paris, acquis au Salon des Tuileries en Juillet 1927
Collection privée, Belgique dans la famille depuis l'origine
Collection privée, Belgique dans la famille depuis l'origine
Exhibited
Paris, Salon des Tuileries, juillet 1927, n. 1883
Literature
Catherine Chevillot, Liliane Colas et Anne Pingeot, François Pompon, éd. Gallimard Electra Réunion des Musées Nationaux, 1994, pp. 71 et 205, n. 101 D du catalogue raisonné
Pour la seconde fonte, faisant partie des collections du Musée de Dijon :
Léone Pia-Lachapelle, François Pompon sculpteur bourguignon sa vie, son oeuvre, Les cahiers du vieux Dijon, 1988, n.15-16, p. 129
Condition
Bon état général.
Quelques petites tâches de peinture blanche par endroits. Quelques traces d'oxydation, sur le dos, l'aigrette et la base.
Good overall condition.
A few minor stains of painting in some areas. A few traces of oxidizing to the back, the crest and the base.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
Notre sculpture, fondue en 1926, est la première fonte réalisée de la Grue couronnée dans ce format grandeur nature. Une seule autre fonte d'époque est répertoriée : fondue en 1927, elle a fait partie du leg Pompon en 1933 et est aujourd'hui conservée au Musée des Beaux-Arts de Dijon n. 3784 bis
Our sculpture, cast in 1926, is the first cast made of the Grue couronnée in this large scale, close to life size. Only one other cast made in 1927 in known, which was given by Pompon after his death to the Musée des Beaux-Arts, Dijon in 1933.