Pompes de Claire
1987
César's Pompes de Claire is a 1987 bronze sculpture by the French artist known for his exploration of form and mass. The work demonstrates César's continued engagement with three-dimensional sculptural practice.
- Medium
- bronze
- Location
- Sotheby's, New York, NY
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Sotheby'sView on map
🔨 Auction Lot
Contemporary Curated
October 6, 2021
Estimate: $60,000 to $80,000
Lot 525
Artists in conversation
John Chamberlain
American · b. 1927
Chamberlain similarly worked with metal to create abstract three dimensional sculptures that explore compressed and transformed industrial forms, sharing César's fascination with mass and materiality in bronze and steel.
Arman
French · b. 1928
As a fellow French sculptor closely associated with the Nouveau Réalisme movement, Arman created abstract bronze and metal accumulation sculptures that parallel César's engagement with industrial forms and three dimensional metallic abstraction.
Eduardo Chillida
Spanish · b. 1924
Chillida worked extensively in bronze and iron to produce powerful abstract sculptures exploring mass, volume, and spatial tension, closely mirroring the formal and material qualities present in César's Pompes de Claire.
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