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Sculpture – Young Girl with a Sheaf of Wheat, Mathurin Moreau (1822-1912) – Bronze
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Bronze proof depicting a young girl with a sheaf of wheat by the sculptor Mathurin Moreau (1822-1912).
The sheaf of wheat has always been the symbol of happiness and prosperity.
Sculpture resting on a rotating circular base.
Signature of the sculptor “Math. Moreau” in hollow, on the richly decorated naturalist base.
Old edition sculpture, second part of the period XIX th century.
Very good state of preservation and patina.
Height: 59 cm
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)
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 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 “Diodeme removing the Palladium”.
He made his debut at the Salon des Artistes Français in 1848, and made a name for himself 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 the Val d'Osne art foundry and became one of its directors, but he also provided models to the Compagnie des bronzes de Bruxelles, to the Société des Bronzes de Paris, and exhibited at the Union Centrale des Beaux-Arts appliqués 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 de la Légion d'Honneur in 1865 and an officer in 1885.
The Musée d'Orsay holds the photographic portrait of Mathurin Moreau.
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 "Diodemus 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 the Val 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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