François Pompon was a French sculptor and animalier. Pompon made his Salon debut in 1879, exhibiting a statue of Victor Hugo's Cosette. He was a pioneer of modern stylized animalier sculpture. He was
Pompon, c. 1918
Ours blanc (White Bear) — sculpture by François Pompon, pierre de Lens, 1927
Taureau, Saulieu, Bourgogne
François Auguste René Rodin was a French sculptor generally considered the founder of modern sculpture. He was schooled traditionally and took a craftsman-like approach to his work. Rodin possessed a
1902 photograph
Auguste Rodin, John Singer Sargent, 1884