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The Cradle
Located in PARIS, FR
Le Berceau (The Cradle)
by Baltasar LOBO (1910-1993)
A bronze group with a brownish green patina
Signed at the lower backside " Lobo "
Cast by " Susse Fondeur Paris " (with the foun...
Category
Mid-20th Century French School Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Berta" Bronze Sculpture 14" x 5.5" x 2" inch by Sarkis Tossonian
Located in Culver City, CA
"Berta" Bronze Sculpture 14" x 5.5" x 2" inch by Sarkis Tossonian
Sarkis Tossoonian was born in Alexandria in 1953. He graduated from the Faculty of Fine Arts/Sculpture in 1979. He started exhibiting in individual and group exhibitions in Alexandria since 1980 and up until now. Sarkis Tossoonian won the second prize in Sculpture in the 5th Biennale of Port Said...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Rat On The Bottle In Water - Unique Handmade Glazed Ceramics Sculpture, Portrait
Located in Salzburg, AT
The sculpture is signed below.
Monika Zadurska-Bielak, Graduated from the studio of Prof. Franciszek Duszeńko at the Faculty of Sculpture of the Academy of Fine Arts in Gdansk (dipl...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Tête Bronze Sculpture Tete Head Face
By KOBE
Located in Utrecht, NL
Tête Bronze Sculpture Tete Head Face
KOBE, pseudonym of Jacques Saelens, was a Belgian artist (Kortrijk, Belgium 1950 – Saint-Julien (Var), France 2014).
H...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Dawn
Located in Greenwich, CT
Edition of 17
Jane DeDecker’s energetic and dynamic bronze sculptures serve as a reflection of her own life experiences and those of her closely-knit family. Her twelve nieces and nephews are the primary source of her inspiration, though DeDecker’s sculptures are not portraits. In fact, her loose style leaves her viewers with room for interpretation, so as to see their own lives within her sculptures. This imprecision, combined with her unique ability to capture specific moments to which each viewer can relate on a personal level, regardless of age, give DeDecker’s work a timeless quality that spans generations.
DeDecker began her artistic training as a painter at the University of Northern Colorado, until a professor, noticing her joy in the portrayal of shapes and forms, suggested she try her hand at sculpture. Taking his advice, DeDecker went on to study at Gobelins School of Tapestry in...
Category
Early 2000s Impressionist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Italic Hero on Horseback, terracotta sculpture, Giorgio Rossi (1894–1981)
Located in Firenze, IT
Italic Hero on Horseback, terracotta sculpture, Giorgio Rossi (1894–1981)
Terracotta, hand-modeled by the artist
Dimensions: Height 37 cm
Unique piece
Documented in the catalogue Le ...
Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta, Clay
"Surgeon" Dimensional hand-cut paper collage by Alex Eckman-Lawn
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Surgeon" is an original artwork by Alex Eckman-Lawn made of hand-cut paper and layered to create a dimensional illusion. This piece measures 11"h x 9"w x 1.25"d and is shipped in th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Archival Paper, Digital Pigment
They were the Authentic Vespa Riders in Rome (Bronze with Deep Bronze Patina)
Located in New York, NY
A whimsical yet very strong piece depicting the two figures from Gillie and Marc's iconic figures of the Dog/Bunny Human Hybrid, which has picked up much esteem across the globe. Her...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Amancio 31 Iron. Bronze. ICARO III. Sculpture
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Sculpture by the Spanish artist AMANCIO GONZALEZ
bronze.
Series limited to 7 copies+ II PA
Fantastic piece of art representing Spanish sculpture
Artist well known for his large forma...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze, Iron
The Comedy
Located in PARIS, FR
Pierre-Marie POISSON (1876-1953)
The Comedy
Bronze sculpture with black patina
signed on the base "P. Poisson"
Cast by Valsuani (with the foundry stamp)
Raised on a stone base
Fra...
Category
1930s French School Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Labyrinth II Small Bronze Sculpture Face Woman Green Patina In Stock
By Erwin Meijer
Located in Utrecht, NL
Labyrinth Bronze Sculpture Face Woman Green Patina In Stock - Sizes without stone
The statues of Erwin Meijer are subtle with a recognizable, personal handwriting.
They breathe the atmosphere of a narrative poem, where the reader not only encounters the artist, but also himself.
Though the statues are realistic, there is still enough room for interpretation. Do the artist and the viewer see the same story? It doesn’t really matter, because the beauty in his work has a autonome quality. How can we interprete the work in the conscious and unconscious brain?
The first will be hit by the clear styled forms and the technical know-how. The second by his favourite theme, nature, the loving images of men and animals, often together in harmony.
Very common in his work is the symbolic worth within the story. The viewer experiences an emotion, seeing a human or human presence, funny or vulnerable. You sympathize with the myth and feel the power of the methaphorical meaning. This is confirms we are dealing with a real artist.
Erwin Meijer managed very well to give his sculptures a classic universality, timeless, surpassing the boundaries of reality. With a signature beyond countries and cultures. . East and west meet each other in many sculptures, like Europe and the bull...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Yellow glossy ceramic heart balloon sculpture handmade for wall installation
Located in Tel Aviv, IL
This red glossy ceramic balloon sculpture is a balloon for life and an art collectors piece. Its Vivid glossy color enhances sophisticated and cheerful space environment.
handmade in the picturesque village Arsuf in Israel the balloon creates tension betwen ligtht vs. heavy, temporary vs. enterninty, fragilie vs. solid and more. The baloons can be installed individually as one balloon or in different combinations creating a unique installation for every space and making it an art tool for designers and architects as well as home owners.
Harmony and grandeur characterize the work of Reli Smith...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Glaze
Coin Cunt XXXIVII
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "Coin Cunt XXXVII" is an original artwork made from kiss-lock coin purses and thread by Suzanna Scott. This piece measures approx. 4"x4", size varies
Suzanna Scott...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Nude Sculptures
Materials
Thread, Found Objects
Blue Bunny 9/50
By Kevin Box
Located in Napa, CA
“It took two years of tireless experimentation for me to develop the process of casting paper into bronze, another seven years to perfect, and it continues to evolve today.” - Kevin ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Figurative Sculpture -- Many Funny Faces
By Roger Coast
Located in Soquel, CA
Sculpture art using Ping Pong balls and color markers by Roger Coast (American, 20th Century), circa 1970's. Size 11"H x 11"W, x .5"D lacquer ping-pon...
Category
1970s Pop Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Cotton, Lacquer, Wood
Sculpture Autoportrait
Located in PARIS, FR
1995
18 x 15 cm
Ceramic
Category
Early 2000s French School Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Sabrina
By Patrick Brun
Located in Pasadena, CA
Patrick BRUN was born in Paris in 1941. After obtaining his Engineering degree, he began his professional life as a teacher in mathematics and physics. After this period, he started ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
UNNATURAL DECAY SERIES Wall Sculpture: 'Sassafras No. 1'
By Gin Stone
Located in New York, NY
*Recovered Ghost Gear Data: Retrieval Coordinates: 42° 10ʹ N 69° 52ʹ W
Retrieval Vessel: F/V Donna Marie (Groundfish Trawler/Scallop Dragger out of Provincetown) Water Depth: approx....
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Sculptures
Materials
Mixed Media
19th Century bronze sculpture of David
Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire
Louis Auguste Moreau
French, (1855-1919)
David
Bronze, signed
Height: 7.5 inches
Width: 3.25 inches
Depth: 3 inches
Louis Auguste Moreau was born in Dijon, France in 1855 into a fam...
Category
19th Century Victorian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Reina Mariana IV (Las Meninas), 2022, Valdés, porcelain sculptures
Located in Zug, CH
Manolo Valdes
Reina Mariana IV (Las Meninas), 2022
Limoges Porcelain
35 × 23.5 × 17.8 cm
(13.8 × 9.3 × 7 in)
Edition of 199
In mint condition
Images of edition number are example re...
Category
2010s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Grande Baroquial (Acropolis)
By Arman
Located in PARIS, FR
Grande Baroquial (Acropolis)
by Armand FERNANDEZ known as ARMAN (1928-2005)
Accumulation of cuts of miniature cellos, welded bronze, patinated gold,
signed "Arman"
numbered "71/100"...
Category
1980s French School Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
The Hunting
By Erté
Located in Greenwich, CT
The Hunting is a sculptural interpretation of Autumn, a lithograph from Erté’s The Four Seasons. It represents a beautiful creature – half woman, half animal – wounded by a cruel hun...
Category
20th Century Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Antoine Louis Barye Bronze Dromadaire Harnaché D'Égypte Camel
Located in Dallas, TX
ANTOINE-LOUIS BARYE (FRENCH, 1796-1875): A patinated bronze model of Dromadaire harnaché d'Égypte
Signed 'BARYE' and stamped 'BARYE' by the Brame foundry
Raised on naturalistic base...
Category
1870s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Gold Swallows (Qty 5)
Located in Napa, CA
Rob Snyder, a Northwest native, is a highly accomplished glass artist who resides and operates his studio on picturesque Vashon Island, Washington.
With nearly thirty years of ded...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Glass
Azimuth Bronze Sculpture Classical Contemporary Mythology
By Margot Homan
Located in Utrecht, NL
Azimuth Bronze Sculpture Classical Contemporary Mythology
The sculptures of Margot Homan (1956, Oss, the Netherlands) show a perfect command of the old craft of modelling and sculp...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Nude Sculptures
Materials
Iron, Bronze
Rooster by Jacques Owczarek - Animal bronze sculpture, geometric, dark, bird
Located in Paris, FR
Rooster is a bronze sculpture by contemporary artist Jacques Owczarek, dimensions are 44 × 28 × 22 cm (17.3 × 11 × 8.7 in).
The sculpture is signed and numbered, it is part of a lim...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Man on the Rock - Original Bronze Sculpture by G. Migneco - Late 1900
Located in Roma, IT
Man on the Rock - Sculpture is a superb artwork realized by the Italian artist Giuseppe Migneco (Messina, 1903 - Milan, 1997).
Bonded bronze sculptur...
Category
Late 20th Century Expressionist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Visage de face (Full-face Face), A.R. 508
Located in Palo Alto, CA
Created in 1963, ceramic Visage de face (Full-face Face) A.R. 508 is a round plate of red earthenware clay from the edition of 100. This work is stamped with the 'MADOURA PLEIN FEU' ...
Category
1960s Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Earthenware
Georgian Contemporary Art by Nina Narimanishvili - Look For
Located in Paris, IDF
Artwork made in white clay
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Clay
French Contemporary Art by Frédérick Mazoir - Magmatisme 22
Located in Paris, IDF
Forged steel
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Small Sitting Figur - minimalist bronze nude female sculpture in wood-frame
Located in Hamburg, DE
"Small Sitting Figure VIII" is a bronze sculpture of an elongated nude female on a white wooden frame. Edition 18, signed, numbered and dated on the ba...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Art Deco Sculpture "Girl with flaming torches", by Ferdinand Preiss
By Ferdinand Preiss
Located in Berlin, DE
Art Deco cold-painted bronze on stepped black marble base, circa 1920. By Johann Philipp Ferdinand Preiss ( Germany 1882-1943 ).
Model number: 1084, signed: F Preiss...
Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
"Brillo Box Pink" Pop Art Sculpture 17" x 17.5" x 14" in Ed. 1/1 by Kii Arens
Located in Culver City, CA
"Brillo Box Pink" Pop Art Sculpture 17" x 17.5" x 14" in Ed. 1/1 by Kii Arens
ABOUT
One of the most credible and influential in Los Angeles - the award winn...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Still-life Sculptures
Materials
Plexiglass, Mixed Media
ARDOR - Big Bear Brick, Pink Design
Located in PARIS, FR
Ardor is a brand born from the vision of artist Raffaele, inspired by "Angelo-Raffaele's Desire to Return" and dedicated to his son. Originally from Naples, Raffaele moved to Miami a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Gold Leaf
JE T'AIME - RED SPLASH (SCULPTURE)
By Mr Brainwash
Located in Aventura, FL
Acrylic paint on cast resin sculpture. Red and white color. Hand signed, numbered and dated on the underside by the artist. Edition of 20. Each is unique. Includes original box.
...
Category
2010s Street Art Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Resin
Joy of Life (sculpture on table mirror)
By Erté
Located in Aventura, FL
Bronze relief sculpture on table mirror. Incised Erte signature with stamped numbered edition, foundry and date. From the edition of 250.
Certific...
Category
1980s Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Ancient Greek Terracotta Comic Actor Figurine
Located in Milan, IT
TERRACOTTA FIGURINE OF A COMIC ACTOR , Greece, c. 350 B.C.
Labeled to the reverse, 'LAWRENCE COLL./LOT 426. SOTHEBY./APR. 1892. P. 816.';
Terracotta
height 15.2 cm
height 6 in
Prove...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta, ABS
Tortue, Lalanne, Design, Sculpture, Gold, 1970's
Located in Geneva, CH
Tortue
1973
Edition Artcurial I Ed. 55/100 pcs
Stamped and hammered brass
13 x 26 x 18 cm
Monogramed, dated and numbered : FXL, (19)73, 55/100
Certifica...
Category
20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Balloon Dog (Yellow )
By Jeff Koons
Located in Manchester, GB
Jeff Koons, Yellow Balloon Dog, 1995-2002
Porcelain with original box and plastic stand
26.7 × 26.7 × 12.7 cm (10 1/2 × 10 1/2 × 5 in)
Edition of 2300
Jeff Koons released Balloon...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Maurice Bouval Art Nouveau Gilt Bronze Sculpture
Located in Dallas, TX
Maurice Bouval (Fr. 1863-1916) Art Nouveau sculpture.
French Art Nouveau Gilt-Bronze Figure of a Woman
Cast by E. Colin & Cie., Paris, circa 1900
Possibly Pandora, modeled rising ou...
Category
Early 1900s Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Care Bear" from Huichol ALTERATIONS Series
Located in Cuauhtemoc, Ciudad de México
ALTERATION ART . . . is a collaboration process between Rick Wolfryd, fine artist and art dealer with over 40 years experience, and various Mexican Huichol artists and Mexican Huicho...
Category
2010s Pop Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Plastic, Mixed Media
Teddy Love - Pearl White & Gold
Located in PARIS, FR
An original sculpture by contemporary French artist Nicolas Krauss.
Numbered out of 8 + 4 artist's proofs, with the certificate of authenticity.
Made in...
Category
2010s Pop Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Resin
Coin Cunt XXVII
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is an original navy blue sculpture from Suzanna Scott's ongoing "Coin Cunt" series made from a kisslock coin purse and thread. The piece measures approximately 4in x 4in.
ABOU...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Thread, Found Objects
Barge Toiler -Mid 20th Century Modern WPA Labor Plaster Depression-Era Sculpture
By Max Kalish
Located in New York, NY
"Barge Toiler" by Max Kalish is a Mid 20th Century modern Depression-Era sculpture from his Labor series. The WPA era work is made of plaster.
Max Kalish (1891 – 1945)
Barge Toiler
12 x 8”x 4 inches
Patinated plaster
Signed and monogramed
BIO
Born in Poland March 1, 1891, figurative sculptor Max Kalish came to the United States in 1894, his family settling in Ohio. A talented youth, Kalish enrolled at the Cleveland Institute of Art as a fifteen-year-old, receiving a first-place award for modeling the figure during studies with Herman Matzen. Kalish went to New York City following graduation, studying with Isidore Konti and Herbert Adams...
Category
1930s American Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Polychrome Stucco Head Sketch Cast Fragment 19th century
Located in Pistoia, IT
Large stucco head with traces of polychromy, Italy, 19th century.
It could be a cast of a museum sculpture made during the 19th century or a plaster sketch of a work. In any case,...
Category
19th Century Italian School Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Chalk
Journey Trees III, Sara Brennan, hand-woven textile wall sculpture
By Sara Brennan
Located in Wilton, CT
Journey Trees III, linens and swing threads, 8" x 8" x 1", 2021.
This figurative woven textile piece is by UK-based textile artist, Sara Brennan (b. 1963...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Fabric, Textile, Tapestry, Linen, Thread
Coupe Anthropomorphe Sirène
Located in PARIS, FR
2008
17 x 28 x 20 cm
Ceramic
Incised handwritten signature and date “Derval, 2008”. Excellent condition.
Category
Early 2000s French School Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
SHE, Limited Edition Hand-processed bronze sculpture, classic meets modern
By Matteo Mauro
Located in Dallas, TX
"Loves who don't know how to get by in this world (SHE)" is a classic-contemporary hand-processed bronze casting sculpture. It is part of a selected Limited Edition of XXV. It is signed in metallic ink, stamped certified sculpture and artist's certificate of authenticity.
Sculpture size: 25x10x10 cm / 9.84x4x4 inches
Mint condition: black patina - mirror high polished finish.
MATTEO MAURO...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Bronze
After Botero -Standing Woman Bronze Sculpture
Located in Cuauhtemoc, Ciudad de México
This AFTER BOTERO sculpture is a very beautiful, faithful reproduction in the style of BOTERO'S work that has sold very well here on 1st Dibs.
The edition is 50 in Roman numerals. ...
Category
20th Century Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
After Botero Bronze Sculpture Bird
Located in Cuauhtemoc, Ciudad de México
This AFTER BOTERO sculpture is a very beautiful, faithful reproduction in the style of BOTERO'S work that has sold very well here on 1st Dibs.
The edition is 50 in Roman numerals. ...
Category
20th Century Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
After Botero Bronze Sculpture Man in Horse
Located in Cuauhtemoc, Ciudad de México
This AFTER BOTERO sculpture is a very beautiful, faithful reproduction in the style of BOTERO'S work that has sold very well here on 1st Dibs.
The edition is 50 in Roman numerals. ...
Category
20th Century Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Picador, A.R. 200
Located in Palo Alto, CA
Created in 1953, ceramic Picador A.R. 200 is a round plate of white earthenware clay with oxidized paraffin decoration (brown, green, white) in a stanniferous enamel bath...
Category
1950s Abstract Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Enamel
Ours sur la banquise
By Jorge Borras
Located in Pasadena, CA
After completing his studies at the Royal Catalan Academy of Fine Arts in Sant Jordi, Barcelona, Jorge Borrás moved to France1.
His works, especially his bronzes, are sold in major auctions mainly in France (Versailles, Drouot, Saint Germain En Laye, Enghien les Bains, etc. June 30, 1992, two bronzes were sold at Christie's in London) 2. They are exhibited in Parisian salons such as the Salon d'automne3, the Salon des artistes français, the Salon des Independants the exhibitions of the National Society of Fine Arts, the Salon de l'école française [ref. necessary].
He received the Arts-Sciences-Lettresn 1 Medal and is a member of the International Association of Visual Arts (affiliated with UNESCO).
In addition, he produced a series of medals and sculptures for the Monnaie de Paris, and various achievements such as the bust of Dr. Coll Colomé, a monument erected in Benicarlo (Spain) and publishing covers including the novel by Jean-Marc Roberts Vincent's friend.
The work of Jorge Borrás is a tribute to the woman [ref. necessary]. Her favorite themes are ballerinas and bathers as well as women in everyday attitudes. Wild animals, some endangered, are also very present in the work of Jorge Borrás, especially in recent years where he takes great pleasure in capturing the wild moment of his attitudes.
Passionate about drawing, he began painting at the age of ten and made his first exhibition at the age of twenty.
At the School of Fine Arts in Barcelona, he discovered sculpture with Luisa Granero and studied painting and sculpture.
The students the drawing section, of the great master of Spanish painting and portrait painter Francisco Ribera Gomez...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Female face
Located in Roma, RM
Alfredo Biagini (Rome 1886 - 1952), Female Face
Bronze sculpture 23 x 17 x 21 cm signed at bottom.
Category
Early 20th Century Other Art Style Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Austrian Cold Painted Bronze att to Franz Bergmann
Located in New York, NY
FRANZ BERGMANN
Austrian, (1838-1894)
The Music Lesson
Austrian Cold-Painted Bronze Figures of a boy learning to play the Mandolin.
16 inches high
Category
Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Small Sitting Nude -contemporary bronze sculpture of nude female on wooden frame
Located in Hamburg, DE
"Small Sitting Nude XXI" is a bronze sculpture of a nude sitting female on a white wooden frame. Edition 18, signed, numbered and dated on the bottom. The wooden block can be hung o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Small Sitting Figur - contemporary bronze nude female sculpture in wood-frame
Located in Hamburg, DE
"Small Sitting Figure XXII" is a bronze sculpture of a sitting nude female on a white wooden frame. Edition 18, signed, numbered and dated on the back. The wooden block can be hung ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Pheasant
Located in PARIS, FR
Pheasant
by François Pompon (1855-1933)
Exceptional bronze with old gilded patina
Cast by Valsuani
Period cast
France
circa 1930
height 8,2 cm
length 14,2 cm
width 3,6 cm
A similar model is represented in "Pompon, Catalog raisonné", Editions Gallimard, RMN, 1995, page 202, n°95B.
Biography:
François Pompon (1855-1933) is known for his animal sculptures whose innovative style is characterized by the simplification of shapes and polished surfaces. Pompon entered as an apprentice in the workshop of his father, Alban Pompon (1823-1907) who was a "compagnon du devoir" of the carpenter-cabinetmakers. Thanks to a scholarship obtained by the parish priest, he left in 1870 for Dijon where he became an apprentice stonemason with a marble worker. He attended evening classes at the School of Fine Arts in Dijon, first in architecture and engraving with Célestin Nanteuil, then in sculpture with François Dameron (1835-1900).
After a short stint in the army in 1875, Pompon arrived in Paris where he became a marble worker in a funeral business near the Montparnasse cemetery. He attended evening classes at the Petite École, the future National School of Decorative Arts. His teachers were the sculptors Aimé Millet (1819-1891) and Pierre Louis Rouillard (1820-1881), also professor of anatomy, who showed him the menagerie of the Jardin des Plantes.
In 1890, François Pompon entered the studio of Auguste Rodin (1840-1917), where he worked as a practitioner at the marble depot, rue de l'Université. He quickly gained the master's confidence since he ran the workshop in 1893. His role then was to pass on the accounts, pay for the marbles and supervise the work. It is in this same workshop that he met Ernest Nivet and Camille Claudel. He worked for a long time as a practitioner for other sculptors such as Jean Dampt...
Category
1930s French School Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
