A French white marble group entitled 'La Toilette de Venus' and an associated pedestal

BY AUGUSTE MOREAU, CIRCA 1880

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A French white marble group entitled 'La Toilette de Venus' and an associated pedestal
By Auguste Moreau, Circa 1880
Standing, holding drapery in her left raised hand, a cherub tying a bow to her dress, the other cherub passing her a bouquet to her right hand, on a naturalistically carved base signed Aug. Moreau to the front, on a circular stepped spreading plinth, on a green marble pedestal with a revolving top above a spirally fluted stem on a stepped base with octagonal foot
The statue: 37 in. (96 cm.) high;
The pedestal: 40 in. (103 cm.) high

Lot Essay

Born in Dijon, the third son of sculptor and painter Jean-Baptiste Moreau, Auguste Louis Mathurin Moreau (1834-1917) trained with his brother Mathurin. He regularly exhibited at the Salon until 1913. His subject matter consists of genre scenes, allegorical figures and romantic subjects. His style was realistic and graceful, and not easily distinguished from the works of other members of the Moreau family in terms of treatment of his subject and material.

Many of his popular subjects were cast in bronze, the titles of which varied between exhibitions.

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