Bronze Mathurin Moreau

MATHURIN MOREAU (1822-1912)Patinated bronze'A woman and her two children on the lookout'Signed on the base and marked "Hors concours"Second half of the 19th centuryHeight: 45 cmIn very good conditionAbout Mathurin Moreau Follow Sculptor, born in 1822 - died in 1912 Biography Born in 1822 into a family of distinguished artists, Mathurin Moreau combined his natural talent, years of training, and entrepreneurial spirit to become one of the most celebrated French sculptors of the 19th century. Mathurin Moreau's works for sale were so highly sought after that they remained available long after his death in 1912.His training began with his father and the renowned French sculptor Jean-Baptiste, and continued at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris from 1841. His sculptures earned him the second Grand Prix de Rome in 1842 and international recognition at the Salon and the Exposition Universelle in the following decades. Mathurin Moreau's sculptures are exhibited throughout Paris, including Oceania at the Musée d'Orsay and Cologne at the Gare du Nord.Moreau's bronzes are exhibited in museums around the world