Anne-Marie PROFILLET (1898-1939). Seated cat. Plaster (chip to ear). Signed on the terrace. Height Height : 25 cm Provenance: artist's family. Note: Anne-Marie Profillet was soon destined for animal sculpture, and took classes with Edouard Navellier, becoming accustomed to studying outdoors, notably at the Jardin des Plantes. It was here that she met and befriended François Pompon in 1928. Pompon's characteristics can be seen in her work, with its "smooth" sculpture, and she participates with him in the revival of animal art.