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“The hoop,” subject in regule by Auguste Moreau, France, circa 1880

Creator: Auguste Moreau
Offered by: Galerie Canavèse

Description
Regule subject depicting a naked young boy rolling a hoop, signed Aug. Moreau on the terrace and bearing the inscription “Le cerceau” on the base.

Biography

Auguste Moreau, born on February 22, 1834, in Dijon and died on November 11, 1917, in Malesherbes, was a French sculptor.

Auguste Moreau belonged to the Moreau family, a dynasty of sculptors from the 19th and early 20th centuries. He was the son of Jean-Baptiste-Louis-Joseph Moreau and the younger brother of sculptors Hippolyte Moreau and Mathurin Moreau. His children Louis Auguste Moreau and François Hippolyte Moreau also became sculptors.

Auguste Moreau mainly produced bronze artworks. Several of his works are kept at the Museum of Fine Arts in Troyes and the Museum of Fine Arts in Bordeaux.

More Information

Documentation:	Signed
Origin:	France
Period:	19th Century
Materials:	Regule
Condition:	Good.
Creation Date:	Circa 1880
Styles / Movements:	Traditional
Incollect Reference #:	832267

Dimensions

H.	14.57 in;	Diam.	5.91 in;
H.	37 cm;	Diam.	15 cm;

Message from Seller:

Catherine Canavese is an expert from the "Compagnie Nationale des Experts." She is an astute antique dealer and offers to connoisseurs, dealers and private customers a curated selection of objects, furniture, sculptures, lamps and decorative elements of the XIXth up to the XXIth century, all original and of the best quality. The gallery has been in operation since 2001.