Pompon's bear, a mythical subject

Focus on the Pompon Bear
What is his price and his story ?

Who is Pompon
Born in 1855 in Saulieu and died in 1933 in Paris

His style
One of the greatest French animal sculptors Smooth sculptures with simplified forms: details are not what matter.

The subject
The bear is the mythical subject and the most known to the public - Anecdote: François Pompon was 67 years old when he suddenly emerged from the shadows with his monumental White Bear, exhibited at the Salon d'Automne in 1922.

Medium
This bear exists in stone, marble, bronze, porcelain 

Estimate and auction results: Between 6,000 and 200,000 euros.