François Pompon
François Pompon (born May 9, 1855 in Saulieu , Département Côte-d'Or , † May 6, 1933 in Paris ) was a French sculptor .
Life
At the age of 15, Pompon began an apprenticeship with a funeral director in Dijon . During this time he learned the basics of sculpture and attended the École des Beaux Arts (art academy) in the evenings . After five years, he settled in Paris, where he also worked for a funeral home in Montparnasse and went to the École nationale supérieure des arts décoratifs in the evenings .
He attracted attention and was able to take part in renovation and decorating work on the Hôtel de ville (town hall). During this time he met the sculptor Pierre-Louis Rouillard , who influenced him significantly. In 1882, Pompon married Berthe Velain. He worked on his own small objects and developed his own style with which he drew the attention of the jury of the Salon de Paris . He finally got into the service of Auguste Rodin , whose workshop he directed and shaped for three years.
From 1896 he worked for the then respected sculptor René de Saint-Marceaux , until his death in 1916. The final breakthrough came at the age of 67 with his polar bear in the Art Deco style , of which he made several copies, initially in plaster and then later in marble, manufactured. One copy is in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, one in the Museum of Luxembourg and another in the Musée d'Orsay in Paris. As a special honor, he was accepted into the Legion of Honor . A Francois Pompon Museum was opened in his native Saulieu.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Eric Knowles : Art Deco . Shire Collections, Bloomsbury Publishing, 2014. ISBN 0-74781-521-6 . P. 135.
- ↑ Entry and illustration in the exhibition directory http://www.metmuseum.org/collection/the-collection-online/search/487672
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| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Pompon, François |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French sculptor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 9, 1855 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Saulieu |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 6, 1933 |
| Place of death | Paris |