François Pompon (1855-1933) - Lot 237

François Pompon (1855-1933) Grand Duc Created circa 1927; posthumously cast by C. Valsuani in twelve copies Black patina bronze Signed "POMPON Bears the founder's stamp "CIRE PERDUE C. VALSUANI Numbered "6/12 H. 28 cm Provenance: Private collection, Paris; By descent Related literature: -Catherine Chevillot, Liliane Colas, Anne Pingeot, François Pompon 1855-1933, cat. exp. Paris, Musée d'Orsay, October 18, 1994-January 22, 1995, Paris, Gallimard / Electa, Réunion des musées nationaux, 1994, model listed under no. 36, pp. 188-189. On the strength of the success of the model created around 1927, Pompon commissioned Claude Valsuani to produce a first edition of a few copies between 1929 and 1932. From 1930, according to Pompon's account books, the foundryman Andro also cast a few examples. Notre Grand Duc is part of Claude Valsuani's posthumous edition of twelve.