10 - François POMPON (1855–1933)

François POMPON (1855–1933) “Canard pattu” or “Canard à patte,” Condition B Design created in 1921 Patinated bronze sculpture. Posthumously cast using the lost-wax method by Valsuani. Signed “Pompon,” numbered 8/12, and stamped “cire perdue C. Valsuani” on the base. H: 18 cm (slight scratches) A "Duck" bronze sculpture from a posthumous lost-wax casting by Valsuani, based on the design created by François Pompon in 1921. Signed "Pompon," numbered 8/12, and stamped "Cire Perdue Valsuani." H: 7.09 inches (scratches from use) Exhibitions: - “François Pompon, 1855–1933,” Musée d’Orsay, Paris, October 17, 1994 – January 23, 1995; another casting of the model was exhibited. Bibliography: - Liliane Colas and Côme Remy: “Pompon, l’œuvre complète,” Norma Éditions, 2025; model reproduced and referenced on page 283. - Brame and Lorenceau: "Pompon," exhibition catalog for the Musée des Beaux-Arts de Clermont-Ferrand, Tuesday, September 14, through Monday, October 25, 1999, Brame and Laurenceau, Paris, 1999; another cast of the model reproduced and referenced under number 2. - *Mobilier & Décoration*, January 1932, plaster cast of another version of the model reproduced on page 117. - Armand Dayot, *Les Animaux, Volume 3*, Editions d’Art Charles Moreau, Paris, 1929, model reproduced on plate 38. - Robert Rey: *François Pompon*, G. Grès & Cie Éditions, 1928; another cast of the model reproduced on plate 14. - Roger Allard (Editor-in-Chief): “Les Sculpteurs Français Nouveaux,” No. 4, Éditions de la Nouvelle Revue Française, Paris, Gallimard, 1926; model reproduced on page 31. - *L'Art et les Artistes*, No. 43, January 1924; plaster cast of the model reproduced on page 152. Museum Information: - A copy in a different version is held in the Musée d’Orsay’s collections under inventory number RF 4045.