Marble sculpture "Jeune femme à la colombe" signed Hippolyte Moreau

Charming marble sculpture of "Jeune femme à la colombe", by Hippolyte Moreau (1832-1927). This marble statuette depicts a standing young woman wearing a light drapery. Her braided hair is held back, and her hands hold a dove in the hollow of her chest. This elegant, feminine model exudes an ineluctable grace, typical of the period's taste for ambiguous subjects. The marble is signed "Hip.Moreau" on the base and stands on a stepped marble pedestal.

Circa: 1880

Dim: W: 24cm, D: 24cm, H: 84cm.
Dim: W: 9,4in, D: 9,4in, H: 33,1in.

Condition report: Very good condition.

Hippolyte Moreau (1832-1927)

Hippolyte Moreau, born in Dijon in 1832, died in Neuilly in 1927. He was the second son of sculptor Jean-Baptiste-Louis-Joseph Moreau. After training in his father's studio, he moved to Paris to study under François Jouffroy at the École des Beaux-Arts. Between 1863 and 1914, he exhibited sculptures on mythological and allegorical subjects at the Salon. He won medals at the 1878 and 1900 Universal Exhibitions, and went on to produce the statue of Alexis Claude Clairaut that still adorns the façade of Paris City Hall today. Many of his works are kept at the Musée des Beaux-arts in Dijon.