{"product_id":"french-gilt-bronze-of-a-young-faun-by-matharin-moreau-with-foundry-stamp-of-e-colin-cie-paris","title":"French Gilt Bronze of a Young Faun by Matharin Moreau by E. Colin \u0026 Cie. Paris","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrench Gilt Bronze of a Young Woman [modelled as a faun] by Matharin Moreau \u003cbr\u003eBase has Foundry Stamp of E. Colin \u0026amp; Cie. Paris \u003cstrong\u003e[Emile Colin]\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"Yjhzub\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);'\u003e\u003cbr\u003eE Colin \u0026amp; Cie mark dates from \u003c\/strong\u003e1882–1898\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eApprox 30cms (12\") tall\u003cbr\u003eApprox 18cms (7\") wide\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn excellent patinated condition\u003cbr\u003eThere is slight movement of the bust as against the fixed base which is slightly cupped [probably due to metal fatigue as it ages and the sheer weight of the object] - but when positioned on a table under it's own weight, it is quite sturdy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout Emile Colin \u0026amp; Cie\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eE. Colin \u0026amp; Cie., founded in Paris in 1843, was a highly prestigious bronze foundry renowned for exceptional casting quality. Located at 29 rue Sévigné, the foundry produced exquisite ormolu, art objects, clocks, and sculptures. They collaborated with prominent French masters like A.E. Carrier-Belleuse, J.B. Carpeaux, and Maurice Bouva\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout Mathurin Moreau | Read more \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.marcmaison.com\/architectural-antiques-resources\/mathurin-moreau\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"About Mathurin Moreau | France 1822 - 1912\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMathurin Moreau (1822-1912)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is one of the most important French sculptors of the 19th century, born in a family of artists : his father \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJean-Baptiste Moreau\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, as well as his brothers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eHippolyte and Auguste\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e are sculptors as well. Aged 21 in 1842, he won the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003esecond Prize of Rome\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and began exhibiting at the\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eSalon in 1848\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Noticed on this occasion, he worked the following year for the great Val d'Osne Foundry .\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHis father, Jean-Baptiste Moreau (1797-1855), a sculptor in Dijon, was best known for his restoration of the medieval tombs of the Dukes of Burgundy, which had been damaged during the French Revolution.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn 1841 Mathurin entered the Ecole des Beaux-Arts, Paris, where he trained under Etienne-Jules Ramey and Augustin-Alexandre Dumont. He made his Salon debut in 1848 with Elegy (plaster, Dijon, Mus. B.-A.).\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn 1852 his Flower Fairy, exhibited at the Salon in plaster, was commissioned by the State in bronze (Dijon, Mus. B.-A.). At the 1861 Salon, his marble Spinner was also bought by the State, for the Musee du Luxembourg, Paris (version, Dijon. Mus. B.-A.).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePoetic and uncontentious works of this kind continued to earn Moreau medals and prizes at subsequent Salons and international exhibitions. Among his public works, he contributed decorative sculpture to the new Opera and to the rebuilt Hotel de Ville in Paris, and also produced some commemorative statues, such as that in Dijon to Sadi Carnot, President of the French Republic (marble and bronze, 1899; Dijon, Place de la Republique), which he executed in collaboration with Paul Gasq (b 1860; fl 1881-1909).\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHowever, it was probably the extent of his entrepreneurial activities that won for Moreau an influential position in public life. Having provided many sculpture models for commercial exploitation by the Val d'Osne foundry, he became one of the administrators of the Society du Val d'Osne. Together with his pupil and namesake, Auguste Moreau (1834-1917), he continued, well into the 20th century, to supply models for the manufacture of decorative bronze statuettes that were wholly untouched by more avant-garde endeavours.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom 1878 Moreau was mayor of the 19th arrondissement in Paris. The Civil Marriage, a painting by Henri Gervex that hangs in the Salle des Mariages of the Mairie of that arrondissement, shows Moreau officiating at his son's civil marriage ceremony, before a distinguished audience. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn 1912 he had a street named in his honour.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Emile Colin \u0026 Cie","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49401708970212,"sku":"RA-0013619_C","price":1950.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0070\/9528\/7908\/files\/mathurin_moreau_bronze_1a.jpg?v=1784086403","url":"https:\/\/roundaboutantiques.com.au\/products\/french-gilt-bronze-of-a-young-faun-by-matharin-moreau-with-foundry-stamp-of-e-colin-cie-paris","provider":"Roundabout Antiques","version":"1.0","type":"link"}