A Large Bronze Sculpture Of Cupid By Louis Auguste Moreau Signed Ca 19th Century

A Large Bronze Sculpture of Cupid by Louis Auguste Moreau Signed Ca 19th Century
A lage very fine late 19th Century bronze figure of a Cupid., exhibting excellent rich brown variegated patina and very fine hand finished surface detail, signed A Moreau & stamped Societe des Bronzes. Very good overall condition with no faults and ready to exhibit. Size: Height: 27.75 in (70.49 cm)Width: 14.5 in (36.83 cm)Depth: 14.5 in (36.83 cm) Auguste Moreau (born 22 February 1834 in Dijon , the death 11 November 1917 in Malesherbes) was a French sculptor. The third son of sculptor and painter Jean Baptiste Moreau and the younger brother of sculptor Hippolyte Moreau and Mathurin Moreau, Auguste initiated himself to sculpture along with his older brother Mathurin. His subjects were primarily genre scenes, pastorals, and allegories; his style was realistic and graceful, revealing his relation to the other members of the Moreau dynasty. The similitude of names sometimes provokes confusion in the attribution of certain works signed