Gold Bronze Polar Bear Sculpture after Pompon

This polar bear sculpture in gold-coloured bronze walks forward with its head stretched out and the muzzle held slightly low, the whole body opened up by round and oval perforations. Light passes through them, so an animal 88 cm long reads as a light, graphic outline.

Nostrils and mouth are incised into the solid snout, the ears are small and rounded, and the paws end in smooth, clawless pads. The gold finish has a soft satin sheen, with the dark interior showing through every opening.

The form is inspired by François Pompon (1855–1933), who, after years as an assistant (to Rodin among others), turned to animals around 1905 and stripped away detail in search of ‘the very essence of the animal’. The plaster of his polar bear, shown at the Salon d’Automne in 1922, brought him recognition at sixty-seven; the stone Ours blanc is in the Musée d’Orsay. The perforated body is a contemporary variation: each new piece is hand-cast in bronze, not taken from the original.

At 88 cm long and only 21 cm deep, the bear suits a long, low sideboard lit from one side, where the openings throw small round shadows onto the wall. Head-on, the closed snout is the one solid form in an open body.

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