Auguste Moreau, Mirror Sculpture, 20th Century, Regula

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- the work:

this spelter sculpture entitled mirror, signed auguste moreau, depicts a young woman in a rustic dress, her … Read more - the work:

this spelter sculpture entitled mirror, signed auguste moreau, depicts a young woman in a rustic dress, her arms raised, arranging her hair. Her graceful posture and gentle expression convey a poetic introspection. The vegetal base, adorned with a bird, reinforces the connection with nature. The piece illustrates moreau's taste for scenes imbued with romanticism and delicacy, characteristic of late 19th-century french sculpture.

- biography of auguste moreau:

auguste moreau (1834-1917) was a french sculptor from a renowned family of artists. Son of jean-baptiste moreau and brother of mathurin and hippolyte moreau, he specialized in decorative figures, often female, imbued with gentleness and romanticism. He exhibited regularly at the salon from 1861 onwards. Working primarily in bronze and spelter, his works were highly prized at the end of the 19th century for their bucolic charm and exquisite detail.

- artistic movements of auguste moreau:

auguste moreau (1834–1917) belonged primarily to the academic art movement of the 19th century, influenced by romanticism and naturalism. His style is characterized by elegant and idealized representations of female figures, children, and pastoral scenes.

he was not part of any avant-garde movements, but his works aligned with the bourgeois taste of the time, favoring decoration, grace, and a certain poetry of everyday life. His sculptures, often in bronze or spelter, embody a figurative decorative art that is accessible and appealing, poised between realism and fantasy. This piece has an attribution mark,
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