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Black patina bronze sculpture of half-naked, half-naked huntress Diana holding her bow, the quiver attached to her belt around her breast, a small crescent in her hair, signed Math. Moreau * Hors Cncours and seal "Medal of Honor", on a swivel base in cherry red marble, vintage late nineteenth century.
This sculpture is in good condition. Signed see photos. It is no longer fixed in the marble base. The wire of the bow may not be original.
A note: some dirt (especially at the level of drape) and wear time, see photos.
French sculptor renowned for his decorative sculptures. Mathurin Moreau is the son of the sculptor Jean-Baptiste Moreau. His brothers Hippolyte and Auguste are also sculptors. He was admitted to the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris in 1841 in the workshops of Jules Ramey and Auguste Dumont. He won the second Prix de Rome in 1842 with Diodème removing the Palladium. He debuted at the Salon des artistes français in 1848 and became famous with the statue L'Élégie. He obtained a second class medal at the 1855 World's Fair in Paris and a first class medal in 1878. In 1897, for his last participation in the show, he was crowned with a medal of honor. Between 1849 and 1879, Mathurin Moreau collaborated with the Val d'Osne art foundry and became one of its directors, but he also provided models for the Compagnie des Bronzes in Brussels, and exhibited at the Central Union of Fine Arts. Fine arts applied to the industry in the 1880s. From 1879 until his death, Mathurin Moreau was elected mayor of the 19th arrondissement of Paris. He was elevated to the rank of Chevalier of the Legion of Honor in 1865 and an officer in 1885. The Musée d'Orsay retains his photographic portrait.
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