François Pompon (1855-1933)

Bronzes by great modern sculptors had a central place in this sale, where 18th-century vedutismo also took the spotlight.

The farmyard also had its attractions for passionate animal-lover François Pompon, who sculpted animals from this milieu as lovingly as his famous polar bear.

The imposing, mysterious panther is an intriguing beast. And this unique piece by François Pompon, produced in 1928, could be a choice prey for well-off collectors.

This bronze by François Pompon is from a 1930 group of ten copies. It belongs to his last great sculptures of quadrupeds.

In his fables, the 17th-century French poet Jean de La Fontaine never imagined a meeting between the King of the Forest and the Paschal lamb... The miracle of the auction room did!

While bronze copies of François Pompon's sculptures are fairly common, marble editions of his famous animals are very rare. This little piggy will attract plenty of attention.

This Black Panther, a study for a bronze, is signed by François Pompon and has achieved a world record for a work on paper by the artist.

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

Throughout her rich and tumultuous life, Margaret Louise Brozek acquired works of exceptional quality from limited series by Giacometti, Pompon and Hiquily.

Unsurprisingly, the work by the expressionist artist set the tone in the bidding at Saint-Brieuc. In its wake came an early figure by Pompon and a seascape by Jean Dufy.