White Bear at The Middelheim Museum, Antwerp

Title Polar Bear Artist Francois Pompon (1855-1933) Date Between 1923 and 1933 Medium Stone Dimensions H. 163; W. 251; D. 90 cm For many years, Pompon was one of the most sought-after assistants in Paris, hewing blocks of marble for Auguste Rodin and Camille Claudel. But after 1905, in reaction to Rodin's expressionism, Pompon abandoned the human figure and turned to the animals that he observed at the Jardin des Plantes. Polar Bear is the finest achieveme