Important bronze sculpture, depicting a young woman sitting on a rock, listening to the sound of the waves, by the sculptor Mathurin Moreau (1822-1912).
Sculpture with nuanced brown patina resting on a rotating pedestal.
The sculptor's signature "Math.Moreau" is in relief on the naturalistic base, followed by the mention "Hors.Concours".
Circular stamp "MEDAL OF HONOR".
Early edition sculpture, late 19th century period XIX th century.
Perfect state of conservation and patina.

Height: 74 cm

Mathurin Moreau (1822 – 1912)

French sculptor renowned for his decorative sculptures, Mathurin Moreau is the son of sculptor Jean-Baptiste Moreau.
His brothers Hippolyte and Auguste are also sculptors.

He was admitted to the École des Beaux-arts in Paris in 1841 in the workshops of Jules Ramey and Auguste Dumont.
He won the Second Prix de Rome in 1842 with "Diodemus abducting the Palladium".
He made his debut at the Salon des Artistes Français in 1848, and made a name for himself there with the statue "L'Élégie".
He obtained a second class medal at the Universal Exhibition of 1855 in Paris , then a first class medal in 1878 .
In 1897, for his last participation in the Salon, he was awarded a Medal of Honour.

Between 1849 and 1879, Mathurin Moreau collaborated with the Val d'Osne art foundry and became one of its directors, but he also provided models to the Compagnie des bronzes de Bruxelles, to the Société des Bronzes de Paris, and exhibited at the Union Centrale des Beaux-Arts appliqués in the 1880s.
From 1879 until his death, Mathurin Moreau was elected mayor of the 19th arrondissement of Paris.
He was raised to the rank of Knight of the Legion of Honour in 1865 and Officer in 1885.

The Musée d'Orsay holds the photographic portrait of Mathurin Moreau.