Auguste Moreau

Auguste Moreau 1834 – 1917 was a French sculptor born in Dijon in 1834 into a well-known sculptor ‘clan’. The family comprising the father (Jean Baptiste) his three sons (Mathurin, Hyppolyte-Francois and Auguste) and continued by Auguste’s two sons – Louis Auguste and Hyppolyte were considered to be in the sculpture ‘business’, producing thousands of models that can now be found in museums around the world, His brother, Mathurin, also produced many municipal works (e.g. large town square statues).

Auguste Moreau studied under his father and two older brothers as well as at the Ecole des Beaux Arts’ in Paris. He specialised in figures, statuettes and groups mainly in the Art Nouveau style. His work is not to confused with his son Louis Auguste (born in 1885 in Dijon) who also produced bronze statues and figurines in brass in a similar style.

Auguste made his debut at the 1861 Salon and his subjects were mainly young maidens clad sensuously in diaphanous swirling robes with birds and flowers. He exhibited at the Salon up until 1913 and was an active member of the Societe des Artistes Francais.