A FRENCH BRONZE FIGURE OF A LADY, cast from a model by Mathurin Moreau, the maiden standing, wearing classical drapery looking down into a mirror held in her left hand, beside her a pedestal decorated with garlands and a tragic mask, on a shaped rectangular base signed Moreau. Mathu./scpt, on a conforming pink marble plinth, late 19th early 20th Century

细节

A FRENCH BRONZE FIGURE OF A LADY, cast from a model by Mathurin Moreau, the maiden standing, wearing classical drapery looking down into a mirror held in her left hand, beside her a pedestal decorated with garlands and a tragic mask, on a shaped rectangular base signed Moreau. Mathu./scpt, on a conforming pink marble plinth, late 19th early 20th Century
8in. (20.3cm.) wide; 19in. (48.3cm) high; 6in.(15.2cm.) deep

拍品专文

Mathurin Moreau (1822-1912) was part of a family of sculptors, initially educated by his father Jean Baptiste, he enrolled at the Ecole des Beaux Arts in 1841. Exhibiting from 1848 onwards, he received numerous awards. He is best remembered for his classical and allegorical bronzes.