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9 - François POMPON (1855–1933)
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Estimate €30,000 - €40,000
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François POMPON (1855–1933) “Poule Cayenne” Model created in 1906 Bronze sculpture with a black patina featuring golden highlights. Lost-wax casting produced during the artist’s lifetime by A.-A Hébrard Signed “Pompon” on the left-hand pedestal, stamped “cire perdue A. Hébrard” and marked “M” on the right-hand pedestal. 28 x 22 x 13 cm A “Poule Cayenne” (“Cayenne Chicken”) black-patinated bronze sculpture from a lost-wax edition cast by A.-A Hébrard, based on the design created by François Pompon in 1906. Signed “Pompon” on the left of the terrace, “cire perdue A. Hébrard” stamp and (M) on the right. 11.02 x 8.66 x 5.12 inches Exhibitions: - “François Pompon, 1855–1933”, Musée d’Orsay, Paris, 17 October 1994 – 23 January 1995; another cast of the model was exhibited. - Armand Dayot, “Les Animaux, Volume 3”, Editions d’Art Charles Moreau, Paris, 1929, model reproduced on plate 8. - 1919, Galerie Hébrard, Paris. - 1906, Salon des Artistes Français, Paris. Bibliography: - Liliane Colas, *Pompon: The Complete Works*, Norma Editions, 2025, Paris; the model is listed under number 131 and reproduced on pages 47 and 361. - Brame and Lorenceau: ‘Pompon’, catalogue of the exhibition at the Musée des Beaux-Arts in Clermont-Ferrand from Tuesday 14 September to Monday 25 October 1999, Brame and Lorenceau, Paris, 1999; another version of the model reproduced and listed under number 16. - Catherine Chevillot, Anne Pingeot, Laure de Margerie and Liliane Colas: ‘François Pompon, 1855–1933’, exhibition catalogue for the Musée d’Orsay (Paris), 17 October 1994 to 23 January 1995; another cast of the model reproduced and referenced under number 73 A. - Robert Rey: *François Pompon*, G. Grès & Cie Éditions, 1928; another cast of the model reproduced on plate 10. - Roger Allard (Editor): “Les Sculpteurs Français Nouveaux”, no. 4, Éditions de la Nouvelle Revue Française, Paris, Gallimard, 1926; the model is reproduced on page 21.
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About the sale Masters VI – 20th-Century Decorative Arts
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Auction time 11/06/2026 at 2:00 PM
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YANN GIRAULT
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