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Hippolyte François Moreau, French (1832-1927) A white marble sculpture of a young peasant girl resting image 1

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Hippolyte François Moreau, French (1832-1927)
A white marble sculpture of a young peasant girl resting

Sculpture

15 April 2008, 14:00 BST

London, New Bond Street

£10,000 - £15,000

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Hippolyte François Moreau, French (1832-1927)

A white marble sculpture of a young peasant girl resting
signed to the side Hip. Moreau, on a revolving fluted Vert Maurin marble column, the figure with white marble base,80cm high (31" high); the column 103cm high (40.5" high). (2)

Footnotes

Moreau made his debut at the 1859 Paris Salon. The majority of his œuvre comprises figures of children and young girls, for the most part these are allegorical figures. In addition, he worked with similar subjects as did his brother Auguste, who was also a sculptor. He was prolific both in marble and bronze statuary.

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