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A Valsuani Cast Made During Pompon’s Lifetime

Published on , by Caroline Legrand
Auction on 29 November 2022 - 14:00 (CET) - Salle 5-6 - Hôtel Drouot - 75009

Waterhen has been in the same Lyon collection since the 1930s. It recalls the best works by François Pompon cast by Valsuani.

François Pompon (1855–1933), Waterhen (Base Imitating the Ground), bronze with a... A Valsuani Cast Made During Pompon’s Lifetime

François Pompon (1855–1933), Waterhen (Base Imitating the Ground), bronze with a brown patina, Valsuani edition after 1922, signed “Pompon”, foundry stamp “C. Valsuani Cire Perdue”, h. 26.2 cm/10.31 in.
Estimate: €25,000/35,000

As the centennial of François Pompon’s Polar Bear , which was presented at the 1922 Salon d’automne, is celebrated this year, his nearly contemporaneous Waterhen will come up…
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MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY ART - DESIGN
Tuesday 29 November 2022 - 14:00 (CET) - Live
Salle 5-6 - Hôtel Drouot - 75009 Paris
De Baecque et Associés
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