"Mignon" bronze by Moreau

A charming and beautifully executed bronze of a young girl with a lute by Hippolyte Moreau c1890.

Moreau exhibited at the Salon des Artistes Français in Paris between 1888 and 1917 where he was awarded an Honourable Mention in 1888 and a Third Class Medal in 1889.

His work is illustrated in "Bronzes:Sculptors and Founders" Berman.

Biblio: Bronzes:Sculptors and Founders, Berman; Art Deco and other Figures, Catley; Bénézit: Dictionaire des Peintres, Sculpteurs: Étains 1900, Philippe Dahan, Eds de L'Amateur; Thieme Becker XXV, 1931.

height: 550