Pompon : l’oeuvre complète

Raised in Burgundy before moving to Paris, François Pompon (1855-1933) began his sculpting career by assisting leading artists, including Auguste Rodin and René de Saint-Marceaux, all while specializing in portraiture. After performing demanding and anonymous labor for several years, he fashioned his own body of work devoted to animal sculpture. Driven by a desire to capture the very essence of animal life, he based his art on the careful examination of live models and a subtle yet masterful use of light. His style, at once realistic, evocative and refined, presents harmonious volumes ans pure contours that creates emotion with a striking immediacy.

This book retraces the career of a passionate sculptor, whose every creation - from Sanglier to Chouette to the emblematic Ours blanc - is evidence of his attentive, deeply mindful view of living things. Conceived as a reference work, it features a richly illustrated biography, analytical texts, a catalogue raisonné and the artist's account book - a wealth of ressources to help understand, document and perform through studies of Pompon's output.