François Pompon

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François Pompon was a French sculptor renowned for his stylized, modern animal sculptures, particularly his iconic smooth white marble "Ours blanc" (Polar Bear).

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François Pompon canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human
sculptor
artisticStyle smooth simplified volumes
stylized animal forms
countryOfCitizenship France
employer Auguste Rodin
familyName Pompon
fieldOfWork sculpture
genre animal sculpture
givenName François
hasWorkInTheCollectionOf Musée François Pompon, Saulieu
Musée d'Orsay
Musée des Beaux-Arts de Dijon
inCollection Musée François Pompon, Saulieu
Musée d'Orsay
Musée des Beaux-Arts de Dijon
influencedBy Auguste Rodin
movement animalier sculpture
modernism
name François Pompon
nationality French
notableFor iconic sculpture Ours blanc (Polar Bear)
modern animal sculpture
smooth white marble animal figures
stylized representations of animals
notableWork Cheval (Horse)
linked to: Horse

Coq (Rooster)
linked to: Gallic rooster

Dromadaire (Dromedary)
linked to: Arabian camel

Grand Cerf (Stag)
Grand-duc (Eagle Owl)
linked to: Eurasian eagle-owl

Lièvre (Hare)
linked to: Lepus

Loup (Wolf)
Oie (Goose)
Ours blanc
Ours brun (Brown Bear)
Panthère noire (Black Panther)
Polar Bear
linked to: Polar Bears

Pélican (Pelican)
Taureau (Bull)
notableWorkMaterialUsed bronze
marble
stone
occupation sculptor
placeOfBirth Saulieu, Côte-d'Or, France
placeOfDeath Paris, France
linked to: Paris
sexOrGender male
subjectOf exhibitions at the Musée d'Orsay
exhibitions at the Musée des Beaux-Arts de Dijon
workedWith Auguste Rodin

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Musée Marmottan Monet hasWorkBy François Pompon
François Pompon name François Pompon