Property from an Important North American Private Collection
Hippolyte-François Moreau
Hébé
Auction Closed
February 2, 09:59 PM GMT
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Property from an Important North American Private Collection
Hippolyte-François Moreau
French 1832 -1927
Hébé
signed Hip Moreau
marble
height: 40 in.; 101.6 cm.
Sotheby's New York, 29 October 2014, lot 149;
Where acquired by the present collector.
The son of sculptor Jean-Baptiste Moreau, Hippolyte-François Moreau studied at the École des Beaux-Arts under François Jouffroy. He first exhibited at the Salon in 1863, and won medals for his work at the Expositions Universelle in Paris in 1878 and in 1900. His 1880 sculpture of the mathematician Alexis Clairaut decorates the façade of the Hotel de Ville in Paris.
Moreau was known for his sculptures of young women and Hébé, the goddess of youth, serves as the perfect subject to demonstrate his skill at depicting the voluminous curves and supple skin of his models.
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