VERY IMPORTANT SCULPTURE "TWO YOUNG CHILDREN"... - Lot 406 - Paris Oise Enchères

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VERY IMPORTANT SCULPTURE "TWO YOUNG CHILDREN"... - Lot 406 - Paris Oise Enchères
VERY IMPORTANT SCULPTURE "TWO YOUNG CHILDREN" BY HIPPOLYTE MOREAU (1832-1927) Nice finely executed bisque group resting on a rocaille base in gilt bronze. Signed. 19th century period H: 48 cm Restorations François dit Hippolyte is the second son of the sculptor Jean-Baptiste Moreau and is trained in his father's workshop. With his two brothers Mathurin and Auguste, he moved to Paris to follow the teaching of François Jouffroy at the École des beaux-arts. From 1863 to 1914, he exhibited at the Salon des artistes français where he sent decorative subjects, most often inspired by the 18th century. He won a medal at the Universal Exhibition of 1878 and another at the Universal Exhibition of 1900. Most of his works are kept at the Dijon Museum of Fine Arts.
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