At the age of 67, he first showed a life-sized plaster sculpture of a striding polar bear at the 1922 Salon d’automne, the popularity of which led him to produce related models in a variety of sizes, from table-top to full-scale, and in a range of media including plaster, porcelain, marble, and …

Polar Bear is the finest achievement in this vein; when it was exhibited at the Salon d'Automne in 1922, it brought the artist tardy recognition, at the age of sixty-seven. Stripping away the trappings and details, he abandoned any realistic rendering and focused on …

Widespread recognition and fame finally came at age 67 at the Salon d'Automne of 1922 with the work Ours blanc, also known as White Bear or Polar Bear in Stride, of which the final exemplar in white stone is located at the Musée d'Orsay in Paris. [1]

2023年5月10日 · And the Polar Bear sculpture is one of the most recognizable ones. It was created by François Pompon in 1923 with marble on a marble base. As a genre, animalier sculpture—depictions of animals—reached its height in mid-nineteenth century France. Pompon wanted to oppose Rodin’s aesthetics and started a series of animal sculptures.

Title: Polar Bear; Creator Lifespan: 1855 - 1933; Creator Nationality: French; Creator Gender: Male; Creator Death Place: Paris; Creator Birth Place: Saulieu; Date Created: 1923 - 1933;...

White Bear (also known as “Polar Bear in Stride”), is a huge marble sculpture located at the Musée d'Orsay in Paris. It is famous for the suggestions that come from the powerful image of the bear, such as its naturalistic weight and strength, to its slow, purposeful movements.

White Bear (also known as “Polar Bear in Stride”), is a huge marble sculpture located at the Musée d'Orsay in Paris. It is famous for the suggestions that come from the powerful image of the bear, such as its naturalistic weight and strength, to its slow, purposeful movements.

This small sculpture recalls François Pompon’s (French, 1855–1933) marble polar bear (ca. 1923) in The Met collection. Classically trained at the École des beaux-arts and the École nationale des arts décoratifs in Paris, Pompon was a studio assistant to Auguste Rodin from 1890–97, and a frequent exhibitor at official French salons.

A plaster version of the Polar bear was shown at the Salon d’Automne of 1922. Sleek, subtly modelled and devoid of all non-essential detail, the work was immediately hailed as a masterpiece of modern sculpture.

2024年7月8日 · Polar Bear, among other stylized depictions of birds and animals, was the result. This monumental sculpture (more than eight feet long) was shown at the 1922 Salon and brought the 67-year-old ...