François POMPON (1855-1933) - Lot 267

François POMPON (1855-1933) Brown Bear, 1918 model, circa 1918-1926 Bronze with dark brown patina shaded with light. Some scratches on the back. Engraved signature under the left rear paw, signed POMPON. Our model was offered by Pompon to his practitioner Jean Joachim in 1926. 10 x 14.2 x 5.2 cm Provenance : - Former Jean Joachim collection, practitioner of François Pompon. - Private collection. Certificate from Madame Liliane Colas, specialist in the artist, dated December 2017. Bibliography: Catherine Chevillot, Liliane Colas and Anne Pingeot, François Pompon, 1855-1933, Paris 1994, p.139 model referenced under n° 123. Jean Joachim Supéry (1905-1990), known as Jean Joachim, was a French sculptor. A student at the Ecole Nationale des Beaux-Arts, he worked with François Pompon. Jean Joachim created the famous "White Bear" in Lens stone. He participated in the Salon from 1930 onwards, as well as in other exhibitions, notably with the group of animal artists, and was awarded the Edouard-Marcel Sandoz prize in 1975. Our bronze was presented by Pompon himself to Jean Joachim in 1926. IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO BID LIVE FOR THIS LOT, ONLY TELEPHONE BIDS WILL BE ACCEPTED IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO BID ONLINE FOR THIS LOT, WE ONLY ACCEPT PHONE BIDDING