Toys

This wooden figurine is inspired by François Pompon's Giraffe. With his small portable workbench, the sculptor François Pompon (1855-1933) liked to walk around the Jardin des Plantes in Paris. There he could observe animals and make small sketches. Back in his studio, he sculpted bears, panthers, but also dogs, chickens and rabbits, simplifying the forms to find the very essence of each animal. Thus, before the eyes of visitors to the Musée d'Orsay, where a large number of these sculptures are kept, the animals come to life! In collaboration with the Rmn-Grand Palais and the Musée d'Orsay,