Sculpture - Young Girl With A Sheaf Of Wheat , Mathurin Moreau (1822-1912) - Bronze

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Sculpture - Young Girl With A Sheaf Of Wheat , Mathurin Moreau (1822-1912) - Bronze

Name: Sculpture - Young Girl With A Sheaf Of Wheat , Mathurin Moreau (1822-1912) - Bronze
Brand: Antikeo
SKU: MMTKHZXRR2
Price: 2600 EUR
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By Gallery Caroline Miguet - Giafferri

2.600 €

Period 19th century

Style Second Empire style, Napoleon III style

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Bronze proof representing a young girl , with a sheaf of wheat by the sculptor Mathurin Moreau (1822-1912) .
The sheaf of wheat , since time immemorial , has been the symbol of happiness and prosperity .
Sculpture resting on a rotating circular base .
Signature of the sculptor "Math. Moreau" , intaglio , on the back of the sculpture .
Sculpture of old edition , period second half of the 19th century .
Very good state of conservation and patina .

Height : 59 cm

Mathurin Moreau (1822-1912)

A French sculptor renowned for his decorative sculptures , Mathurin Moreau is the son of sculptor Jean-Baptiste Moreau .
His brothers Hippolyte and Auguste are also sculptors .

He was admitted to the Paris School of Fine Arts in 1841 in the workshops of Jules Ramey and Auguste Dumont .
He won the second prize of Rome in 1842 with "Diodème removing the Palladium" .
He made his debut at The Salon of French Artists in 1848 and stood out there with the statue "L'Élégie" .
He obtained a second class medal at the Universal Exhibition of 1855 in Paris , then a first class medal in 1878 .
In 1897 , for his last participation in the Salon , he was crowned with a medal of honor .

Between 1849 and 1879 , Mathurin Moreau collaborated with theVal d'Osne art foundry and became one of its administrators , but he also provided models for the Company of bronzes of Brussels , The Society of Bronzes of Paris and exhibited at the Union Centrale des Applied Fine Arts 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 Knight of the Legion of Honor in 1865 and officer in 1885 .

The Orsay Museum holds the photographic portrait of Mathurin Moreau .

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Additional Information

Condition	As new
Style	Second Empire style, Napoleon III style (Bronze sculptures of Second Empire style, Napoleon III style Style)
Period	19th century (Bronze sculptures 19th century)
Country of origin	France
Artist	Mathurin Moreau (1822-1912)
Materials	Bronze